A friend recently told me that her doctor had warned her about her high triglycerides. As a health coach my first thought was: “you have been eating and drinking too much”.

You can lose more friends that way so as a friend I simply asked her what the doctor recommended to lower them.

What exactly does it mean if the triglyceride level in your blood is elevated? Triglycerides are a type of fat. If you eat (or drink) more calories than your body needs, the excess calories are converted into fat to be stored for later energy needs. This fat is stored in cells that are specifically designed for the purpose.

It does not matter where the extra calories come from. This has been proven most recently by Dr. Kevin Hall at the National Institutes of Health. He completed a metabolic ward study to d

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