Well then, as an American the very first thing you'll want to do is examine heart disease. Most over the counter foods here are loaded with saturated fat and excess sodium, both of which can, if not properly used by the body, contribute to heart disease. My suggestion to you is to figure out what your blood pressure is and if it needs to go up or down. If it needs to go up, try taking yohimbe. If it needs to go down, try CoQ10. As far as CoQ10 goes, while it may be expensive, I have noticed then when I take it for extended periods, my heart rate does not rise as much, even shortly after vigorous exercise. My heart tends to feel almost more "rested" while on CoQ10. It's often sold in extremely high doses, but the very most I ever took was 200mg a day. Resveratrol is also receiving a fair bit of notice lately, as, despite being a phenol, it may help prevent cancer. In large doses, it's been found to reduce blood sugar significantly, and may have some heart-protection effects. All-in-all, taking supplements won't extend your old-age-death level, but they could potentially help prevent heart disease and cancer. Really though, the best changes most people can make are to increase daily physical activity and reduce sugar, salt, and fat consumption. Sadly, we don't have magic pills. Yet. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Haz hookers and blow I think those are the opposite of vitamins. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

According to the Diet-Heart Hypothesis, saturated fats raise serum levels of cholesterol, which thereby increases your risk of heart attack. Saturated fats don't directly have such an effect, if they are properly used by the body in something like vigorous physical activity. However, if you are consuming a diet high in saturated fats without much physical activity, it will increase your risk of heart attack. Really, the only truly 'bad' fats are partially-hydrogenated trans-fats. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Flan This has always seemed weird to me, but are there really fat deposits which you "can't lose" or are much more difficult to lose? This was only touched on briefly in the chemistry course I took, but the teacher said pretty plainly that there is concern that some partially-hydrogenated fats may be unusable by the body like other fats, yet still represent natural fats enough that the body stores them, essentially adding fat to the body that can never be removed. Although truly, the body can't actually 'lose' any fat cells after it creates them. They just release the triaglycerol they store and sort of just shrink. The only way to permanently remove a fat cell is surgery. I always thought it was more related to the correlation between eating badly, exercising less and less, losing muscle and overall getting into bad shape which all seem to be related. I would agree with you there, it seems any one of those can trigger the others and harm your overall health. It's a pretty slippery slope. :/ Although under current American standards for nutrition facts, if a product contains less than 1 gram per serving of trans fats, the manufacturer is allowed to list "0 grams of trans-fats per serving." However, they cannot list "absolutely no trans-fats," so if you're particularly cautious of your intake, it's a good thing to keep in mind. I mention this because most margarines still tout themselves as a healthy alternative to butter, despite that they contain trans-fats. Considering all the label trickery at the common manufacturer's disposal, it's easy to be mislead about the healthful qualities of a product. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon

Posted by Synthetekh Dairy is very congestive and hard for the body to handle (it was made for cows, not us). Too much dairy will make you sick a lot. I would disagree with this statement. Lately, dairy is getting a bad rap, and preaching against it has become a sort of "health trend." I would put it almost on par with the way gluten-free diets are trending now, and Atkins was big five years ago, although the milk debate has been going on far longer. The simple fact is, if the body wasn't supposed to handle milk, it wouldn't produce lactase. Many lactose-intolerant individuals are simply those who do not consume lactose on a frequent enough basis to give the body need to produce the necessary enzyme. If you don't use it, you lose it. There's really nothing wrong with a glass of milk, it's a good source of protein, and even contains some B12; which is necessary for optimum metabolic function. ____________________ Design © 2009 Stark Once for the Super Dave TV show I was the stuntman that fell down the entire wtc stairwell. ~ jargon