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Benefits of Cholesterol Medicine
In a recent study, patients using a popular cholesterol medication lowered their levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad stuff), but didn't have clearer arteries than another group whose LDL levels were...
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Cholesterol, Cancer and Diabetes Tests
When it comes to your health, what you don't know can hurt you. That's why it's important to get basic medical tests for cholesterol, cancer, diabetes and more. Don't know which tests you need? This...
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Control Your Cholesterol
When it comes to healthy living, a cholesterol level of less than 200 tops the list of things you can (and should!) do to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. And, for most people, eating a...
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Cholesterol Basics
Cholesterol is associated with the artery-clogging junk that puts you at risk for heart disease and heart attacks. Find out more about cholesterol — the good, the bad and the ugly — and get on track...
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10 Cholesterol-Lowering Tips
Wear a pedometer and walk at least 4,000 steps every day. Exercise is proven to help combat high cholesterol numbers. Limit saturated fat intake, and opt for healthy fats over saturated or trans fats...
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Ideal Numbers
Total cholesterol Less than 200 mg/dL HDL Men: 40 or above Women: 50 or above LDL Less than 100 Triglycerides Less than 150
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Are Eggs OK?
Eggs got a bad rap for decades, because doctors believed that eating foods high in cholesterol caused high cholesterol. We now know that the connection isn’t so straightforward, and that most of the...
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Trans- fats are double trouble.
They raise LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol, so they are even worse than saturated fat when it comes to cholesterol. They are being used less, but can still be found in small amounts in some...
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What about cholesterol-lowering margarines?
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The Best Foods to Lower Cholesterol
If you’re trying to reduce your cholesterol, you’ve probably focused on what not to eat—mainly saturated fat, the kind in meats, butter and cheese. That’s great, but if your cholesterol is still high,...
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Improve Your Cholesterol Without Drugs
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Cholesterol Drugs: What Your Doc’s Not Telling You
Sure, you will hear doctors and drug company marketers debate and discount it, but cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do cause side effects. Just how prevalent and serious are these side effects? That...
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Supplements to Lower Cholesterol
If you don’t want to take statin drugs to reduce your cholesterol, and diet alone isn’t enough, it can be tempting to shop online or at a health food store for over-the-counter cholesterol-lowering...
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6 Reasons Cholesterol May Not Matter Anymore
If you’re concerned about heart disease, here’s one less thing you may not have to worry about: the cholesterol in the foods you eat. Eggs and shrimp, once considered the villains of high blood...
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The Straight Story on Cholesterol
Q: If your total cholesterol is under 200, you’re protected from heart disease, right? A: Your total cholesterol number is only one indicator of your cardiovascular risk. Having a high level of “bad”...
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Heart-Smart Swaps
Q: How can I replace high-cholesterol foods in my diet? A: You can replace cholesterol culprits from your diet to see your cholesterol levels improve. Try the following substitutes: The culprit: Butter...
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5 Words to Watch for on Drug Labels
Do you ever feel like you need a medical degree just to decipher drug labels? You’re not alone. It’s hard enough to determine what medication you need to, say, stop a cough—expectorant or cough...
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Are You Taking This Possible Injury-Causing Drug?
Previous studies have linked statins, common cholesterol-treating drugs, to muscle fatigue as well as a rare muscle disintegration disease called rhabdomyolysis. This new study expands on those...
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Are You Eating These Four Life-Saving Foods?
Got high cholesterol? You’re not alone. Seventy one million American adults—or one in three—have high levels of LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol, which raises the risk for heart disease. All that...
View ArticleHigh Stress, High Cholesterol Levels?
Some days your job feeds stress like kindling feeds a fire. Now scientists have learned that job stress stokes something else as well: high cholesterol levels. A 2013 Spanish study, involving more than...
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