Why a high-fat diet - even healthy fat - isn’t good for your arteries

On Wednesday, I showed you how a particular fat — olive oil — can help your arteries. The polyphenols in this amazing fat help your cells that line your arteries stay healthy. These endothelial cells depend on polyphenols for their health. But another study shows that they don't rely on the fat.

Can this vitamin solve your low thyroid function?

Are you overweight despite watching your calories and carb intake? If so, you probably have low thyroid function. But don't go to the doctor and expect much help. Because conventional doctors have been trained to diagnose low thyroid states through blood tests. These tests are not that sensitive. And most of the time, they are in the normal range even when the patient has low thyroid function. That's the bad news.

Why olive oil is nature's chemical treasure for treating heart disease

I've made it clear in these pages that my favorite oil comes from the olive. Olive oil has been a desired commodity since long before the time of Jesus. It just might be nature's chemical treasure in olives that explain the great benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. This was borne out recently in a brilliant, but simple Spanish study. The purpose of the study was to examine what it is in the oil that's so healthy. Here's what they found.