Health & Fitness

If you think that lowering your cholesterol will protect you from a heart attack, think again. The co-author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., answers some of the most common questions about this vital substance—and sets the record straight about how to really protect your heart in a recent interview with WellBella.com Learn More.

American health and fitness expert Jonny Bowden calls it the Great Cholesterol Myth. For the last 30 years, we’ve been told that high cholesterol causes heart disease. But that “boneheaded dietary advice,” says Bowden, has contributed to an epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease that’s unprecedented in human history. Learn More.

Deborah Kennedy, CEO of Build Healthy Kids and a co-author of Beat Sugar Addiction Now! For Kids, mentioned in a recent newsletter to New York parents that children should "never drink" energy drinks because of their high sugar content. Monster Beverage has threatened to sue her for her statements. Learn More.