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Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
Cholesterol is often viewed as "bad" these days and many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This isn't necessarily a good thing.
Cholesterol is essential for many normal bodily functions. Enzymes use cholesterol to produce vitamin D, steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), stress hormones, and bile acids for digestion. Cholesterol forms a membrane that surrounds all cells and is also a critical part of regenerating damaged...
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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »
Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »
How to Lower Cholesterol: Don't Forget the Basics
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...results. A simple blood test will check your cholesterol levels. This test is also known... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol with Sterols and Stanols
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...sterols and stanols, touted as being able to lower cholesterol levels. But, what are they, and... Read more »
Dated Teachings and Current Treatments
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...that low-carbohydrate diets do not "exacerbate" high cholesterol levels, I was curious to see... Read more »
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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
...statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These... Read more »Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...contribute to raising LDL and lowering HDL. Read our guide to healthy eating and start improving your cholesterol levels today. What Do I Do Now?One of the first steps you should take after... Read more »High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
Everyone understands the importance of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels to protect their heart, but many are not aware of how high cholesterol levels threaten the health of their entire... Read more »High blood cholesterol and triglycerides treatments
...Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia Treatment There are steps that everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and heart attack. Here are the... Read more »Questions on Iron Deficiency and Wine for Heart Health
...if its white wine or red wine? Both red and white wines will help increase your HDL, or healthy cholesterol levels which can improve heart health. However, red wine provides more antioxidants... Read more »Images
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Ask the Editor: What's so 'good' and 'bad' about cholesterol?
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