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The Mystery Of Atlantis Finally Solved?

| Jen Aguilar | This article originally appeared on our sister site: domesticatedcompanion.com
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Probably the greatest myths of all time, the ancient city of Atlantis has truly captured the imagination of thousands. Originally, this fictional island was created to represent the antagonist naval power mentioned in the Greek philosopher Plato’s literary work.

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If this writing had not contained so much truth about the human condition, it would have probably just turned to dust. It isn’t a surprise then that people have come up with explanations that could make this island a reality. Read on to know the fascinating details!

New Evidence

This legendary island has truly mesmerized the minds of many for thousands of years.

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But what was originally just a story has now led to huge breakthroughs by professionals from around the world. These findings just might solve this mystery once and for all.

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 The Wisdom Segment

  • I The famous adventurer and TV star Bear Grylls is suffering from high levels of cholesterol, a disease that killed his father and grandfather. The same applies to Bill Clinton and David Letterman who also both suffer from high cholesterol.
  • II Research shows that smoking lowers good cholesterol (HDL) and raises bad cholesterol (LDL). The study by researchers found that those who no longer smoked, experienced an average increase of approximately 5%, or 2.4 mg/dl, in HDL cholesterol level in their body.
  • III Cholesterol has been the cause of many deaths, because of late detection by victims. This made the World Health Organization recommend regular checks and reduction in high level cholesterol food intake, to reduce sudden attacks.
  • IV High cholesterol can be genetic, that is, transferrable. Infact an inherited genetic condition called familial hypercholesterolemia causes very high LDL cholesterol levels, even at a young age to anyone who may have inherited this gene.
  • V Low cholesterol levels have been linked with higher rates of suicide, violence, Alzheimer’s, and accidents. Scientist thoughts about this is that cholesterol plays a critical role in neuron signaling and brain structure.
  • VI The size or content of fat in food is not always a good measure of the amount of cholesterol it has. As such, the liver and other organs are quite low in fat content, but have a high degree of cholesterol.

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