How Many Eggs Can You Safely Eat?

By Dr. Mercola

I have long stated that you can easily eat one dozen eggs per week. This is a simple and cost-effective way to add valuable nutrition to your diet, especially high-quality protein, healthy fats and antioxidants — provided you cook them properly and get them from a high-quality source.

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Cereal Killers—The Movie

By Dr. Mercola

The persistent myth that dietary fat causes obesity and promotes heart disease has undoubtedly ruined the health of millions of people. It's difficult to know just how many people have succumbed to chronic poor health from following conventional low-fat, high-carb recommendations, but I'm sure the number is significant.

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Butter Is Back—Processed Foods Are Identified as Real Culprits in Heart Disease

By Dr. Mercola

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, and for the past 60 years, saturated fat and cholesterol have been wrongfully vilified as the culprits. Fortunately, the truth is finally starting to see the light of day.

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The Redemption of Cholesterol—How It Supports Your Health

By Dr. Mercola

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death, and cholesterol is frequently given the blame. But is it justified?

Over the past 60 years, research has repeatedly demonstrated that there's NO correlation between high cholesterol and plaque formation that leads to heart disease. Despite that, the saturated fat/cholesterol myth has persisted.

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Natural Way to Reduce Cholesterol: Consume More Nuts!

Looking for a natural way to reduce cholesterol? Changing your diet is the single best way to do so. Nuts in particular have repeatedly been shown to be great for reducing cholesterol, according to numerous studies that were reviewed by Loma Linda University. On average, eating a small bag of nuts (67 grams) each day could reduce cholesterol levels by 7.4%, according to the BBC. >

The Hidden Truth: Why Government Wants Your Kids on Cholesterol Drugs

By Dr. Mercola

If Pfizer has its way, your child's gummy bears may be replaced with chewable Lipitor

The exploitation of children for the sake of profit is yet another loathsome strategy drug manufacturers are willing to deploy, this time for the purpose of extending Lipitor's patent to hold off generic brand competition.

We are already drugging children into complacency with psychotropic stimulants such as Ritalin if they are bored or distracted in the classroom, and devastating their developing immune systems with massive amounts of sugary drinks and a growing barrage of mercury-laden vaccines. >

Do YOU Take Any of These 11 Dangerous Cholesterol Drugs?

By Dr. Mercola

Tens of millions of Americans are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs—mostly statins—and some "experts" claim that many millions more should be taking them. I couldn't disagree more.

Statins are HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that is, they act by blocking the enzyme in your liver that is responsible for making cholesterol (HMG-CoA reductase).

The fact that statin drugs cause side effects is well established—there are now 900 studies proving their adverse effects, which run the gamut from muscle problems to increased cancer risk. For starters, reported side effects include: >

Niacin and Cholesterol

I recently commented that I could easily spend my entire life doing nothing but responding to silly studies "disproving" natural remedies. And in fact, the last three newsletters have done just that. Unfortunately, we now have to make it four in a row, as we turn to a study on niacin and cholesterol. But this one has a curious difference. >

Learn the better indicator of heart disease risk than just your total cholesterol - plus the dangers of statins and the need to supplement with CoQ10 if you're taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs - through our infographic "How to Make Sense of Your Cholesterol Levels." Use the embed code to share it on your website.

<br/><p align="center"><img src="http://media.mercola.com/assets/images/infographic/cholesterol-levels.jpg" alt="cholesterol levels infographic" style="max-width:100%;"/></p><br/><p style="max-width:800px; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;">Learn the better indicator of heart disease risk than just your total cholesterol - plus the dangers of statins and the need to supplement with CoQ10 if you're taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs - through our infographic "<a href="http://www.mercola.com/infographics/cholesterol-levels.htm">How to Make Sense of Your Cholesterol Levels</a>."</p><br/>