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Could High Cholesterol Be at the Bottom of Your Strained Sex Life?
A reader recently asked if high cholesterol can directly affect your sex life. The answer to this question is yes, but the effect may not be immediate. Studies have shown that some of the traditional risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, are also significant risk factors for male erectile dysfunction. An intact arterial blood supply is required for normal male erection, and it is thought that high cholesterol can impair normal artery blood flow. There are two ways tha...
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Expert & Community Posts
Weighing In: Can I eat shellfish if I have high cholesterol?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...the American Heart Association recommends limiting dietary cholesterol, recent research shows... Read more »
HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...then a test annually. Counseling on heart healthy diet and exercise are also recommended. If... Read more »
Cholesterol, Stroke, and Statins: Is there a paradox?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...clotting. Other cholesterol lowering treatments such as diet/exercise have not been shown to... Read more »
A Daily Food Guide to Lowering Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...in the correct proportions as you try to follow a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. ... Read more »
February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...are elevated, cut back on sugar and alcohol in your diet. If HDL cholesterol is low, increase... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...serious conditions. How Did My Cholesterol Get So High?While high cholesterol can be hereditary, diet and lifestyle choices are the main factors of elevated levels of cholesterol. Diets that... Read more »Cholesterol
Diet - cholesterol Food Sources In foods, cholesterol is found in eggs, dairy products, meat, and poultry. Egg yolks and organ meats (liver,... Read more »Heart failure
...congestive heart failure. These recommendations may include: Treat your high blood pressure with diet, exercise, and medication if necessary. Treat your high cholesterol with diet,... Read more »Cholesterol
Diet - cholesterol Side Effects In general, you have a greater risk of developing heart disease or atherosclerosis as your level of blood... Read more »Ignoring Headaches and Migraines Can Spell Danger
...accompanying their Migraine attacks should avoid other risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol diets, the use of estrogen and untreated hypertension. These risk factors for cerebral... Read more »Images
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Medications
..."statins"), along with a low cholesterol/low fat diet, to help lower cholesterol in the... Read more »
... years of age and older), along with a proper diet, to help lower cholesterol and fats... Read more »
...(fen-oh-FYE-brate)Uses Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control... Read more »
...known as a "statin". It is used along with a proper diet to help lower cholesterol and fats... Read more »
...(a-TOR-va-STAT-in) Uses Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad"... Read more »
Related News
FDA approves Livalo to treat high cholesterol
August 05, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new statin called Livalo to treat high cholesterol. The drug is intended to treat high... Read summary »
Blueberries may fight cholesterol, colon cancer
October 03, 2008Two new studies suggest that eating blueberries may help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of colon cancer. Researchers from the U.S. Department... Read summary »
Teens may need cholesterol-lowering medicines too
October 02, 2008Adults may not be the only ones battling high cholesterol, experts say. Doctors estimate that 30 percent of teens have high cholesterol, either from... Read summary »
Low Potassium Leads to High Blood Pressure
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Getting enough potassium may be even more important than lowering sodium for maintaining a healthy blood pressure -- especially... Read summary »
Blueberries may help ward off diabetes, heart disease
April 21, 2009A heart-healthy diet that includes blueberries may help ward off belly fat, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. In a recent study supported by... Read summary »
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