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Research indicates the biggest problem with peoples' cholesterol in general, is an imbalance between Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. Fish and green plants have lots of Omega 3 (good), corn has lots of Omega 6 (good, but only in small amounts). People should aim for a ratio of about 3:1, but the average person is actuall…

I can't eat glutamates (people usually know it as MSG, but aren't aware that it goes by about 30 other names and is in practically every processed food out there) so I feel your pain! As far as pasta goes, maybe try quinoa? It's an ancient grain that kind of reminds me of couscous, but I like it even better and it's got…

I found that my joy of food came back when I started actually cooking. I began by subscribing to Cooking Light magazine, which has great tasting recipes and also helped me understand what "healthy" cooking entails. I've learned enough to be able to branch out to "regular" cookbooks and look at the ingredient list to know…