Health benefits of fermented dairy products
Milk and dairy products are important nutrient-dense components of a healthy diet. They can provide essential vitamins, minerals, macronutrients and micronutrients essential for growth, development and tissue maintenance. Milk is a great source of protein (8 grams in every cup) but also provides calcium for strong bones, vitamin D to help your body absorb calcium, potassium for normal heart function…
What is CVD and why everyone over 30 should know about it
Let me introduce you to one of the biggest public health problems of the modern era and surprisingly it’s not one of the issues you’ll see on the news! I am talking about a group of nutrition and lifestyle-related disorders that affect the heart and blood vessels, forming the most significant cause of death across the globe for men and…
Why testing?
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is often asymptomatic and requires testing to determine the risk of a cardiovascular event. In fact, 50% of men who die suddenly of heart attack had no previous symptoms. Framingham Heart Study (one of the longest, most important studies analysing cardiovascular disease) has shown that 50% of people who had a heart attack had normal serum LDL…
