Does Wellbutrin Raise Cholesterol?
Women who go through menopause experience sharp increases in their levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol, new research has found, though menopause does not cause dramatic changes in other cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?
Katie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional standards, not too bad. Reading about the... Read more »
Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?
Katie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional standards, not too bad. Reading about the heart... Read more »
Foods That Raise HDL Cholesterol
With so much hype about how "bad" LDL cholesterol is, you may have completely overlooked HDL cholesterol. However, HDL cholesterol plays... Read more »
Raise HDL Naturally
In my last two posts (see: Reduce Triglycerides Naturally & Why Take Fish Oil if You Take a Statin Drug?), I discussed how, in my... Read more »
Generic Wellbutrin: A Less Effective Alternative?
I've been taking Wellbutrin (generic name Bupropion) for about seven years, minus the time I was pregnant with my son. I would say that... Read more »
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Scientists Find New Way to Raise Good Cholesterol in Mice
Two teams of scientists have found that a small piece of genetic material called microRNA appears to regulate the production of good (HDL)... Read more »
5 ways to raise good cholesterol
Many people take statins to lower their bad cholesterol, but experts say raising good cholesterol levels is important to heart health as well. Good... Read more »
Stress management may raise good cholesterol
Men who keep their cool in a stressful situation may boost their levels of good cholesterol, experts say, and possibly add years to their lives. In a... Read more »
Clinical trial: Raising good cholesterol levels in people with...
This is a study to assess the effect of a new drug, CP-778,875, on good cholesterol in adults with abnormal lipid levels and Type 2 diabetes. This... Read more »
Lipitor combo drug raises good cholesterol--and blood pressure...
New clinical trials for torcetrapib, a drug designed to raise HDL ("good") cholesterol, have found that the medication raises blood pressure. The... Read more »
Foods That Can Raise Your "Good" Cholesterol Level
Replace saturated fats with monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats, and omega-3 fatty acids Firstly, limiting your intake of saturated and trans fats will have a beneficial effect on your HDL cholesterol. In particular, it is vitally...
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