NHS guidelines for cholesterol reduction blatantly not followed inside government hospitals I just had a surreal experience going to my quarterly check up at the NHS Royal Free with my lipid specialist to look at where I'm at with regards to my Familial hypercholesterolemia. Signage in the Cardio waiting area of the NHS hospital, The Royal Free. I was chuckling to myself sitting in front of this poster: How much salt? First - take a look at WHAT you're eating. I don't really think salt is the problem here. But no real dietary guidance will be given to those [...]

Make sure you watch this powerful movie on maintaining health - is free this month I highly recommend you follow the link below and register for the upcoming free "Food Matters" movie viewing. I actually paid to see this movie last month, when I was learning all about cholesterol and health stuff - but they are offering it for free for a limited period and you can register your interest by clicking link below... I am going to watch it again, and try and write down some of what they are saying, so I can blog about it. I have [...]

The search for the best diet... aka the "heart whisperer" Last month, I had an epiphany about the importance of fully inhabiting each and every moment I have available to me. This has led to more consciously evaluating how I'm spending my time and in particular the quantity of time I need to be spending on activities that will improve my health. Most people to look at me would not think I'm unhealthy, but I know that I get winded climbing a few sets of stairs, that those "gentle warm up stretches" that we do at the beginning of many of the [...]