Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions a possible advantage of walnuts. Perhaps around two months ago I began a low-fat vegan diet for health reasons. From what I can tell, it’s delivered, I’m happy to say. However, I was experiencing …
Self-tutoring about cholesterol: the tutor mentions the connection between saturated fat and ldl cholesterol. By now, people who research cholesterol and health likely are aware that ldl cholesterol is generally seen as detrimental, while hdl cholesterol, beneficial. (See my post …
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Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions a particular point about unsaturated vs saturated fats. A key reason, it seems, to the advantage of unsaturated fats versus saturated ones is that, at room temperature, unsaturated fats are mainly liquid while saturated …
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Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions a possible preference towards plant protein. I’ve heard murmurs that sometimes soy products can have their own questions, health wise. Yet, the only problem I’ve found that implicates soy is soy allergy. I stumbled …
Self-tutoring about outdoor lifestyle: the tutor mentions potential health benefits of dandelion greens. I’ve heard over the years that dandelion greens are healthful to eat. Yet, how, in particular? Not too surprisingly, it seems, dandelion greens are a source of …
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Self-tutoring about health and fitness: the tutor mentions a problem he may have diagnosed. Last fall I twisted a knee and haven’t been the same since – until about a week ago. I was wearing a pair of running shoes …
Self-tutoring about diet and health: the tutor looks into the hazards of trans fat. To appreciate why trans fat is seen as hazardous, it’s helpful to know the two types of cholesterol, ldl and hdl. As I understand, ldl, the …
Self-tutoring about the body’s response to injury: the tutor mentions adaptive movement. I’ve had a knee injury for a month. It’s improved, then gotten re-injured, several times. Each time it bounced back a little more quickly. Thankfully, I walk on …
Self-tutoring about anti-inflammatories: the tutor wonders if/how they might help healing, at least in some cases. I will say, first, that sources I’ve read suggest to me that anti-inflammatory drugs don’t help healing; they just relieve the pain. That notion …
Self-tutoring about summer health concerns: the tutor wonders about an age-old belief. When I was a kid, it was related to me that once a person had a tan, they were safe from sunburn. It seemed to be true: one …