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SYoung

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Heat Waves and Heart Disease: What to do?

I know everyone out there is hot because this heat wave is hitting just about every part of the country right now. How are people with heart disease to cope? Related to this, how should people with heart disease and high cholesterol exercise when it is so incredibly hot and very unhealthy outdoors? Should we be eating differently... Read more Chevron

posted 07/24/2011, comments (2)|

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Familial high cholesterol / Recent heart attack

Hello, Several years ago I was diagnosed with high cholesterol. I don't remember the HDL or LDL levels but the total cholesterol was 300. The doctor said based on the size of my frame (medium) height (5'3") and weight (132 lbs.) that I had a condition called familial high cholesterol and this was something that could not be... Read more Chevron

posted 01/29/2008, comments (4)|