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Dr. Kang

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posted 09/15/2008, comments (11)

Red Yeast Rice: A Safe Therapy to Lower Cholesterol?

Tea is not the only ancient remedy for lowering cholesterol that has gained popularity over the past years. Red yeast rice is a food that has been a part of Asian culture for thousands of years. Red yeast rice is simply rice that has been allowed to ferment in the red yeast Monascus purpureus. This fermentation gives the rice a reddish color... Read more Chevron

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HeartHawk

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posted 08/20/2008, comments (3)

Debunking Cholesterol Treatments: A Consumer's Review

As a heart health consumer advocate, my two favorite activities are exposing fraudulent heart disease cures and, more importantly, shining a light on promising treatments. There continues to be robust research into a number of novel therapies, backed by hard science, that offer hope to all heart disease sufferers. One such therapy is... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/08/2008, comment (1)

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It DOES get better. Once you get over the initial shock of learning you're a candidate for the complications of high cholesterol, you can do what you need to do for yourself and your family. When I think of straying I remember my doctor's jolting admonition: "You have three goals: no heart attack, no stroke and no death". ... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/01/2008, comment (1)

Vytorin: Three Things You Need to Know

Another week, another set of studies calling into question the benefits and risks of a widely used drug. This time it's Vytorin, a cholesterol-lowering drug that combines a statin (in this case Zocor) with a drug that lowers bad cholesterol a different way (Zetia, aka ezetimibe). As usual, the story is getting political (Congressional... Read more Chevron

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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 03/06/2008, comments (2)

Do low-carb diets promote a healthy heart?

I absolutely detest the culture of "fad" dieting that is so prevalent today. In America, it is estimated that 45% of women, and 30% of men diet to lose weight. Over the years, various diets have come and gone again, but a concept that has remained for some time is low-carb eating. Supporters of low-carb diets often claim that... Read more Chevron

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