Healthy Cholesterol Numbers
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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Expert & Community Posts
5 Simple Ways to Increase Your Good Cholesterol Levels
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...have been told that you need to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, and increase your HDL... Read more »
Why African-Americans are at Risk for Heart Disease: Part 2
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...population, African-Americans need to consider their cholesterol levels. While you need a... Read more »
Tea Proven to Help Lower Total Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...benefits such as grapes and red wine. Catechins reduce cholesterol levels by two main effects. ... Read more »
How do High Triglyceride Levels Affect Health?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...high level of triglycerides affect my health if my cholesterol is normal and my LDL and HDL are... Read more »
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: It’s Not All Your Fault
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...so, it gives us some hope that we can change our cholesterol levels by sheer will power and thus... Read more »
Health Guide
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 »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 »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »Maintaining Vascular Health
...impact they can have on their vascular health: Stop smokingEat a healthy, low fat diet Maintain good cholesterol levelsTake care of their blood pressure to keep it in a normal rangeExercise... Read more »What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...people (more than 50 percent by recent estimates) are either inadequately treated or unaware that their cholesterol level is too high. Considering that more than million estimated American adults... Read more »Related News
Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids Need a Second Look
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened... Read summary »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
February 21, 2007By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down... Read summary »
OTC Statins: Empowering the Individual?
October 02, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some doctors are calling for people to have more control over their own heart health by allowing statins, medications now... Read summary »
What boosts your cholesterol risk?
October 03, 2008Most people know that having high cholesterol is bad for the heart, but experts say most people also don't fully understand what their cholesterol... Read summary »
Pistachios may help lower cholesterol, study finds
October 02, 2008Researchers in Turkey have found that pistachio nuts may help lower total cholesterol levels. Forty-four subjects were assigned either a normal diet... Read summary »
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