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Lower That Cholesterol!

The Health Department is working hard to help North Attleboro residents and employees to lower their cholesterol. Recently they have donated the book, Fats that heal, Fats that kill by Udo Erasmus, to the library to help educate the public.

Here are some websites with more information about about the fats we eat and the choices we make:

Mayo Clinic: Face the Fats
Food and Drug Administration information about Trans Fatty Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
Reading the New Labels about Transfats
Consumer Information Center Food Pyramid Booklet 

Cooking to Lower Cholesterol

American Heart Association suggestions
Whole Grains
Flaxseed recipes
Mayo Clinic Cooking suggestions

Nutrition Action Healthletter Review of Diet books

Herbal Medicine Links

American Botanical Council Source of highly credible herbal education, research and literature.

Healthy Net  Herbal Information Center with a search engine giving you articles by various herbalists.

Henriette’s Herbal Homepage Everyone’s favorite herb site – if she hasn’t got it she’s got a link to it!. 

HerbalEd.org Credible information on the safe and effective use of herbs – especially liquid herbal extracts – to promote optimal health and well-being. 

Herb Research Foundation Information to scientific phytotherapy.

HerbNet Comprehensive site for those seeking information on herbs, herb products and remedies, herb publications.

M. Grieve The entire text of A Modern Herbal, first published in 1931 by Mrs. M. Grieve. Contains medicinal, culinary, cosmetic, cultivation and folklore information.

Merck Manual, 17th edition Classic medical reference book of diseases.

United Plant Savers   Information about protecting and conserving our native medicinal plants.

 

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