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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Improving Good Cholesterol

Good cholesterol has genetic links

March 18, 2009
New research shows high levels of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), also known as good cholesterol, could arise from a genetic mutation. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Strength Training: The Basics
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...building muscle mass and strength improves one’s good cholesterol profile, assists in the... Read more »

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February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Okay, you've just found out you have high cholesterol.  Now what?  Well, you need to know the... Read more »

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Eggs Improve Cholesterol
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...attention. Because eggs can actually improve our level of good cholesterol when the conventional... Read more »

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Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

Finally, you want more of something instead of less!  HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol... Read more »

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February 23: Avoid Trans Fatty Acids
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Trans fats raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lower HDL (good) cholesterol.  Consuming trans... Read more »

Health Guide

Cholesterol
...when levels of certain types of cholesterol rise in the blood, it becomes dangerous. The benefits of good cholesterol include repairing cell membranes and producing vital hormones.  The AHA... Read more »
Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis plays a large role in causing heart attack.Having low levels of HDL (good cholesterol) can put you at risk for stroke. Read more about cholesterol’s effects on... Read more »
lifestyle changes for a heart healthy, low fat diet
...the greatest protection against coronary artery disease, particularly by raising HDL (the so-called good cholesterol) levels. (It may take up to a year of sustained exercise for HDL levels to show... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...tooffer the greatest protection against coronary artery disease, most likely because it raises HDL ("good cholesterol")levels. Moderate exercise has little effect on HDL.Aerobic exercise helps to... Read more »
Diabetes Diet: Heart-Healthy Diets
Heart-Healthy DietsAlthough there are many major dietary approaches for protecting health, experts generally agree on the following recommendations for heart protection:Choose fiber-rich food (whole... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »

Medications

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Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »

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This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »

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Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control levels of blood fats. It can help... Read more »

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...and fats (triglycerides) in the blood while raising good cholesterol (HDL). This product is... Read more »

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