Life-Saving Health Briefs By Shane Ellison, M.Sc. Author Health Myths Exposed Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs www.healthmyths.net +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Warning: Some Health Briefs may shock and even anger you. Feel free to forward. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have attached an UPDATED free workout program. It is designed to attenuate insulin and glucose levels while burning fat and building muscle. Believe it! You only have to do it three days per week! Print a few copies and give to friends. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Triglycerides not Guilty Triglycerides are a form of fat derived from fatty acids and sugar (glucose). They compromise a large portion of fat in our body. High levels of triglycerides have been implicated as the cause of heart attack. This is untrue. Elevated triglycerides are due to excess sugar consumption. As sugar is consumed, glucose levels increase in the liver. The result is an increased output of sugar derived triglycerides. That is not all. Excess sugar consumption over long periods of time promotes plaque build-up in the mechanically stressed regions of the heart - heart attack results. Triglycerides are innocent bystanders. The real killer is sugar. Corporate America works tirelessly to obfuscate this from parents and children. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is not medical advice. Medical diagnosis and treatment is constrained by law to be the monopoly of state licensed practitioners. Shane Ellison holds a Masters degree in organic chemistry and a Bachelors in biology and chemistry. His experience in drug design and synthesis afforded him a wealth of knowledge in the areas of natural medicine and therapeutic nutrition. He is not a doctor. In fact, he has never even read Gray's Anatomy.