If you think that you are not at risk of heart attack just because you are of normal weight, you might have been misled. ‘Some people are born with a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. They may look like the picture of health from the outside, but inside they can have dangerous plaque blocking their coronary arteries, the arteries that surround the heart.’

You might get a kick from unfiltered coffee, but it’s best to only have those strong unfiltered coffee concoctions such as espresso, cappuccino, and Turkish coffee occasionally. It isn’t true that coffee has no effect on cholesterol. It does. Coffee has ‘a natural compound called cafestol that can increase levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol in your blood.’ So, if you’re a regular coffee drinker, it’s best to use those paper filters.

As a child, you were told not to read in dim light because you might go blind. And yet, you were allowed to watch television in a dimmed out room. ‘Reading in low light will not change the health or function of your eyes. You’ll see better if the lighting is optimal, but dim light has no permanent effect on the structure of your eyes.’ What you’ll get, though, from reading in dim light is eyestrain. So, it’s best to avoid prolonged periods of reading, especially if the room is dim. Get near a lamp and ‘keep your reading material at least twelve inches away from your eyes.’

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