Raising Your Good Cholesterol

Raising HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is recommended for protection against cardiovascular disease. HDL helps remove the cholesterol that clogs arteries by taking it to the liver for elimination. It appears that high levels of HDL cholesterol (more than 35mg/dL) are protective, even if ...

08/06/2007 | 346 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...

Recovering from an Eating Disorder

Why is recovery from an eating disorder not straightforward like, say, pneumonia where we take antibiotics, rest a lot, and then we're cured? If curing eating disorders was only that simple. Many people are ambivalent about getting better because they develop an attachment to their eating problem. T...

08/30/2007 | 443 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | PDF | Read more...