Your cholesterol test results came back. Now you’re in a mild state of panic because according to it, your cholesterol level is higher than normal.
The phrase “high cholesterol level” has come to mean “heart disease.” You’re not due to see your doctor until the next morning. What to do? Get a grip. Make technology work [...]
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), commonly known as coronary artery disease (CAD), atherosclerotic heart disease or ischemic heart disease, is a result of formation of cholesterol plaques on the inner side of the arterial (type of blood vessels) walls that supply oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium (heart muscles). The plaque often narrows the arteries blocking [...]
Cholesterol is different than any other condition. When you are given a cholesterol test, you are not being tested for a disease; rather, you’re being tested for your likelihood of developing a disease. That disease in particular is heart disease.
A test for high cholesterol would be considered a preventative test, as it is testing to [...]
There could not be another word in the advertising lexicon which is more marketable than ‘Cholesterol’. That word has been thrown around in the mass media to sell products ranging from diet supplements to exotic herbs that claim to make you healthier.
As opposed to the popular perception of Cholesterol as being harmful to the point [...]
Cholesterol is one of the lipids used extensively by our body for diverse array of functions. Cholesterol, along with some other lipids, forms important cellular structural components, makes steroidal hormones, & produces energy when decomposed. Cholesterol, at some levels, is produced by the body (without ever letting you know!) while it also finds its way [...]
Many people are afraid to have blood cholesterol testing done, because they either don’t want their blood drawn or don’t want to know if they are sick or not. They think that what they don’t know won’t hurt them. But that couldn’t be any further from the truth. Cholesterol testing now can save your life. [...]
High cholesterol is one of those things millions of people face each and every day. It is partly due to genetics, partly due to a bad diet and partly due to lifestyle choices. While everyone and their cholesterol problems may not be the same, there is one thing that is universal: it can be helped. [...]
While cholesterol is one of those substances that everybody needs, too much of it can cause heart disease. And get this: one out of every two people will die of heart disease. If that is not a wake up call, I do not know what is!
Many people walk through life thinking they are healthy enough. [...]
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