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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

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posted 08/26/2009, comments (0)

Eggs: Are they good or bad for you?

All right you have high cholesterol, so can you eat eggs or not? A little while ago, someone here on Health Central asked a question similar to this. I thought I'd expand on my answer and share it with everyone, so if you're confused about the whole cholesterol and egg issue you can better determine the right answer for your situation. To lower... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/14/2009, comments (2)

Test Results..What do they mean! I am confused.

My test results...8/14/09 TC ..150 TriG.... 554 HDL...23 LDL...cannot be measured but in the past were >100. A1C... 5.5 Glucose.... 90 5ft 7in tall.. 215lbs. 42yrs old. ... Read more Chevron

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Kevin McNally

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posted 02/16/2009, comments (4)

Anyone know anything about HealthWarehouse.com? $3.50 Simvastatin & Lisinopril?

My doctor recently prescribed me simvastatin to try and get my cholesterol under control. I wasn't thrilled about having to pay for more medications. I was searching around trying to find the lowest price on simvastatin. I found an online US pharmacy called HealthWarehouse.com that is offering Simvastatin 30-day supply at... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/04/2009, comments (0)

What is LDL Apheresis?

In my last blog concerning the genetic disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), I mentioned an invasive treatment called LDL apheresis as a potential therapy when medications do not reach target goals. Apheresis is a procedure in which whole blood is withdrawn from a person, run through various filters to remove the desired... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/27/2009, comments (0)

High Cholesterol and Holiday Indulgences

Maggie had been doing well on her prevention program, enjoying enviable cholesterol levels. In fact, Maggie had nearly been within the intensive targets we use to tip the odds in favor of completely shutting off, even reversing, coronary plaque. I call this set of targets The Rule of 60: HDL 60 mg/dl or greater, LDL 60 mg/dl or less, triglycerides... Read more Chevron

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