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Steven Lin

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Dietary Cholesterol and Heart Health

Dietary Cholesterol and Heart Health

azumio.com — If there's one thing that keeps you at the top of your performance, it's keeping your heart in the best shape it can be in. So, which foods should you be including in your diet to maximize your heart health? The idea that a diet low in cholesterol promotes a healthy heart has been around for many years now. However, heart attacks have continued to be a major health problem with cardiovascular disease now affecting 26 million Americans. Last year, the USDA removed the previous recommended daily limit of cholesterol of 300mg from its dietary guidelines. Why is this so?
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Diet, bones and dental health: how food can change your face

Diet, bones and dental health: how food can change your face

Sydney Morning Herald — Henry Cavill: We judge attractiveness by a person's face, and facial development is closely linked to what we ate when we were growing up. Science confirms what 10 minutes gazing at Chris Hemsworth's chiselled features will tell you - a person's face is the primary way that we judge attractiveness. Our eyes are trained to be drawn to the masculine features of strong cheekbones and square jaw lines in the male face. Along with Chris, one glance at Hugh Jackman or Henry Cavill and you'll see the same pattern of striking cheek and jawbones. Turns out, we're not just being superficial.
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Fluoride debates should switch focus to cause of tooth decay

Fluoride debates should switch focus to cause of tooth decay

Sydney Morning Herald — Tap water: helping, harming or missing the point? We all know the one golden rule to abide by at a dinner party; don't discuss sex, politics or religion. Well, you should probably add fluoride to that list. Vehemently defended by both sides of the fence, the debate has been raging for over 50 years since the majority of Australia's water supply was fluoridated in the '60s and '70s. Similarly to the left and right of politics, arguments are delivered with heated conviction. However, among the passion, one inarguable fact is that tooth decay is still occurring at near epidemic proportions in Australia.
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5 Reasons I Tell My Patients It's OK To Eat Carbs

5 Reasons I Tell My Patients It's OK To Eat Carbs

mindbodygreen.com — The idea that eating carbohydrates makes you gain weight became popular when the Atkins Diet made a comeback in the early 2000s. Since then, the low-carb diet has stuck around, with studies proving that it can be effective for weight loss. On the other side of the debate is the existence of traditional societies that ate diets high in carbohydrates without gaining weight or becoming insulin resistant. A closer look shows that carbohydrates have a profound influence on the human microbiome. Carbohydrates are not the problem, but what we do to them makes them unhealthy.
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5 Surprising Foods For Healthy Teeth

5 Surprising Foods For Healthy Teeth

about.com — By Steven Lin Updated January 31, 2016. We know that there are many foods that sneak in to the diet that can damage teeth. Sugar is the main culprit, especially added, refined sugar. Any food that increases your intake of refined sugar can feed harmful bacteria to cause tooth decay. Other harmful foods include acidic drinks like sodas and sports drinks. However if you're really trying to stay on top of your dental health, you want to make sure that you're eating the right types of foods that assist your body in balancing and managing the oral environment.
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5 Reasons To Stop Drinking Juice

5 Reasons To Stop Drinking Juice

mindbodygreen.com — Fruit juice gained popularity as a "healthy" alternative to flavored drinks such as soda due to its reputation for containing a high concentration of vitamins and antioxidants. However, after taking a closer look at the way fruit is metabolized in the body and in the digestive system, fruit juices could be doing more harm than good to our health. Here's why: 1. We process fruit differently than animals do. Animals designed to eat high-fruit diets, such as birds and orangutans, have specialized digestive systems that allow the slow digestion of fruits. This allows the simple sugars found in fruit to be fermented into more complex carbohydrates in their bodies.
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The Oral Microbiome: Connecting The Mouth-Gut Axis - Dr Steven Lin | Integrated Dental Medicine

The Oral Microbiome: Connecting The Mouth-Gut Axis - Dr Steven Lin | Integrated Dental Medicine

drstevenlin.com — There aren't many of us who could say we've never missed a dental appointment. Our teeth are often the victims of neglect; however, skipping that trip to the dentist may mean that you're missing crucial contributors to your overall health. And we're not talking just one or two. We're talking trillions. They're just far too small to see for yourself. Our tiny companions Until the mid 90s, general belief centred around all bodily fluids being completely sterile. By sterile, we mean without the presence of microbes. What a naïve world we lived in.
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Bees, breastfeeding and epigenetics: Can nutrition alter our genes? | Genetic Literacy Project

Bees, breastfeeding and epigenetics: Can nutrition alter our genes? | Genetic Literacy Project

geneticliteracyproject.org — Some may find it hard to embrace the fact that Prince Harry was born into a luxury, wealth and status filled life, purely due to who his parents are. For most mankind, hereditary has been a key basis for selecting our royal leaders. That's not the American tradition of course nor the case across the animal kingdom. Honeybees, for example, are well known for the way they treat their 'royalty'; a queen bee enjoys a life of being fed, washed and escorted everywhere she goes. However, unlike Prince Harry, not every queen bee has won the genetic lottery.
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Bacteria: A Secret of Breastfeeding?

Bacteria: A Secret of Breastfeeding?

breastfeedingtoday-llli.org — Dr Steven Lin Photo: Jen Barber & Daisy by Chris Davison The microbial population living in breast milk and the transport of bacteria between mother and child play a crucial role in regulating health. With no more intimate moment between a mother and child, breastfeeding provides nutritional, immunological and emotional nurturing. However, recent discoveries have revealed an even deeper connection that suggests breastfeeding is far more precious than we first thought. The secret lies within microbial populations living in breast milk. Whilst bacteria hardly sound like an enticing gift, the transfer of a mother's microbial inhabitants appear to be the most valuable gift a mother can provide to her child.
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