Michael Lam, MD, MPH
Understanding Cholesterol and Fat to Achieve Optimum Health
Understanding Cholesterol and Fat Understanding cholesterol may save your life. After decades of research, it is clear that fat and cholesterol relate to heart disease in a complex way that we have yet to fully understand. What is known is that there are good and bad fats, as there are good and bad cholesterol. The…
Read MoreWhat Are the Healthiest Meats ?
Technology has resulted in the change of the healthiest meats. In the past, cattle herds grazed in open fields of natural grass and chickens were allowed to run free. Nowadays, these fields have all disappeared and replaced with industrial buildings. Animals are now under the care of professional farmers who breed and feed them for…
Read MoreEarly Signs of Dehydration
Water is the most important nutrient for ensuring optimal bodily functions. It is also the most overlooked. Without exception, every function of the body is tied to an optimum flow of water. A well-hydrated cell is a healthy cell. A healthy cell lives longer. Early signs of dehydration help alert you when those functions are…
Read MoreThe Power of Alkaline Drinking Water
There is no question that a proper amount of water consumption will detoxify your body and add years to your life. Studies have shown that those drinking at least five glasses of water per day were associated with an approximately 50% decreased rate of heart attacks and stroke, compared with those who drank only two…
Read MoreThe Aging Brain and the Technology of Brain Boosting Supplements
Introduction to the Aging Brain Less than 30 years ago, the prevailing medical wisdom declared that "senility" was the result of either normal aging or hardening of the arteries. Today we are getting closer to truly understanding the causes of the major neurological disease of old age, the aging brain, for which one of the…
Read MoreSugar And Aging: Implications To Healthy Living
Introduction on Sugar and Aging In this article, you will learn how sugar and aging are related, how sugar and aging prematurely can reduce your quality of life, and ways in which to improve your health as related to sugar and aging. Common table sugar represents about 20 to 25 percent of the daily caloric…
Read MoreCancer Prevention Vitamins and Your Health
Cancer Prevention Introduction With rates of cancer as high as they are theses days, it is a good idea for almost everyone to utilize some sort of cancer prevention vitamins. The events leading up to cancers often take place long before to the clinical detection of the disease. It is a disease skewed towards old…
Read MoreAbout hGH Injections, Adrenal Fatigue and Chronic Fatigue Treatment
Introduction to Chronic Fatigue Treatment Tremendous interest has emerged over recent years about hGH injections and the use of growth hormone to rejuvenate the body. Is the press filled with...
Read MoreHomocysteine Blood Test: New Markers of Cardiovascular Health
Introduction on Heart Health and a Homocysteine Blood Test Everyone is at risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. The established risk factors for heart disease, such as serum cholesterol level, smoking, and family history, account for only one-half to three-fourths of the cases. The remainder is a result of other factors…
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