Low Fat (but yummy) Barley Pancakes
These pancakes taste great and have no added fat. I eat them with homemade applesauce and pure maple syrup and never miss the melted butter I used to pour on pancakes. Read more…
Categories: Breakfast, Diet and Fitness, Recipes Tags: barley, breakfast-foods, cholesterol, maple syrup, Recipes
Lower Your LDL Cholesterol – Add Barley to Your Baking
Turn a health need into an opportunity. If you or someone in your family needs to reduce their LDL (bad cholesterol) and you enjoy cooking and/or baking, adding barley to your repetoire can make a real difference. Read more…
Categories: Bread, Cakes and Cookies, Diet and Fitness, Health, Recipes Tags: baking, barley, breakfast-foods, cholesterol, granola, ldl
How To Raise Your Good Cholesterol (HDL) To Prevent Heart Disease
I raised my good cholesterol more than 10 points with some simple and pleasurable dietary changes. I changed my daily breakfast to one of oatmeal with frozen blueberries and nuts. And I started drinking a special kind of hot chocolate, several cups a day, the way other people drink coffee or tea throughout the day. I credit these high flavanoid foods with raising my HDL from a high-risk 34 to a much safer 46 in one year.
Categories: Diet and Fitness, Health Tags: cholesterol, hdl, health, ldl