74 articles on "cholesterol"

What Is Cholesterol

What Is Cholesterol by: Jan Nicholas In order to understand why it is important to lower cholesterol, it is necessary to first understand what cholesterol is. Cholesterol is a fatlike waxy substance and is produced by the liver. Although cholest...

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Lower Your Cholesterol and Increase Your Chance of Stroke

Lower Your Cholesterol and Increase Your Chance of Stroke by: Lee Cummings Recently, The New York Times published an article entitled – “U.S. calls for major cholesterol reductions” and which was also printed in numerous local papers. Sou...

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Lower Cholesterol with Natural Foods

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"The Two Sides of Medicine"

"The Two Sides of Medicine" by: Warren Matthews Throughout time there have always been two opposing points of view as to how to maintain good health, or how to regain it after having lost it. This conflict has continued since ancient times... an...

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Keeping away from heart problems

Question : I AM in my early 30s and recently I went for a blood test. The results showed that I have an elevated blood cholesterol level. I was advised to take a fish oil supplement to prevent cardiovascular disease. Can you tell me which fish oil su...

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Green Tea and Cholesterol Facts

Green Tea and Cholesterol Facts by: Lorraine Bevere A green and lush oasis in the middle of a scorching dessert. A cool breeze on a hot summer night. A bright light in the end of a cold and dark tunnel. Green tea and cholesterol. For the million...

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What You Should Know About Mixing Medications and Diet

What You Should Know About Mixing Medications and Diet by: D.S. Epperson "...Medicine is dominated by a conservative inertia in which, for what they conceive of as medical-legal safety, 95% of the entire pack moves forward slowly, and together, ...

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Diet and High Cholesterol: What You Need To Know

You must maintain a healthy cholesterol level in order to avoid heart disease. Increased cholesterol levels which are unhealthy are caused by many things. On its own, being overweight can not explain away heart disease but it can cause an increase in...

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Cholesterol: Good or Bad?

Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the fats in your body. Your body needs it because its used to form cell membranes, some hormones, among other functions. But a high level of cholesterol in the blood is a major risk factor for coronar...

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol by: John Moore Ways To Keep It Low These days we hear a lot of warnings about cholesterol, but the funny thing is, cholesterol isn't all bad. Your body produces it naturally and it performs some pretty vital jobs - helping to bu...

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