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Forgiving Yourself for Bad Heart Health Habits

I know you all appreciate what it's like living with high cholesterol.  While I realize that managing high cholesterol isn't like battling cancer as there is no comparison, it is still not easy to do.  Sometimes I get the urge to head off to Margaritaville, or run away from all the self-discipline.  I want to sit back and nosh on... Read moreChevron
posted 05/29/2011, comments (0)|
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Taking Prescribed Medicine is Good for Your Heart (and Your Wallet)

Let me first start this entry by saying that I am not employed by the drug industry, nor do I receive financial compensation in any way, shape, or form from them. Lipitor probably saved my life ten years ago by helping bring down my LDL (bad cholesterol) level below the "danger zone" and getting me on the path to heart health.   While... Read moreChevron
posted 04/20/2011, comments (0)|
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Greater Success Lowering Cholesterol with More Than Just Meds

Cholesterol lowering drugs, such as statin medications, a commonly prescribed and relied upon by physician and patients alike. In many cases they've proven to be very effective at lowering cholesterol. HOWEVER, it takes more than a medication alone to improve overall health and control cholesterol. Lifestyle changes are necessary. Other risks to... Read moreChevron
posted 01/12/2011, comments (0)|
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New Drug Helps Increase HDL Levels

Let me start by saying that I am not in the business of promoting new drugs and medications. I take Lipitor as prescribed by my cardiologist because I have a hard time keeping my cholesterol low through simple diet and exercise. That said, I stumbled across this very interesting tidbit of information the other day about a new medication that has... Read moreChevron
posted 12/01/2010, comments (0)|
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Study Shows Heart Disease As Old As Mummies

Studies published by the Journal of the American Medical Association tell us that atherosclerosis has been around since the times of Moses. While well publicized recent studies have shown that evidence of cancer was not present in the bodies of Egyptian mummies (rendering the possibility that cancer is a human-created disease), it seems that they... Read moreChevron
posted 10/21/2010, comments (0)|
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