Posted on Aug 05

The New Cholesterol Guidelines

Bringing the Science to your Dinner Table Cholesterol is a waxy substance produced by the body and found in foods that come from animals. Cholesterol is needed by your body to make hormones, skin oils digestive juices and vitamin D. You could not live without some cholesterol in your body. However, too much cholesterol is a major...

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Posted on Aug 02

When the Heart gets Tired

Local St. Marten health professionals received an update on hypertension statistics and were made aware of an interesting statistic: the prevalence of  heart attack rate is lower and heart failure rate is higher in comparison to people with hypertension and coronary disease in Holland or the USA.  Lifestyle and genes might have a relation. All of...

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