I began using ZOCOR 80 mg roughly two years ago, about six months before I was diagnosed with renal failure in February 2005. Mostly because my diabetes was out of control, my cholesterol levels were almost 400 likely even before that time. My general practitioner prescribed ZOCOR because the drug has proven to reduce excessive ...
While your last physical went pretty well, your doctor was concerned about the amount of LDL or bad cholesterol in your system. There is cause for concern; high cholesterol of this type can lead to several health woes, including heart disease. Your doctor probably gave you some ideas of what foods to avoid, as well ...
Most people know that high cholesterol is bad, but high LDL cholesterol is the worst. Basically, LDL – low-density lipoprotein – is the “bad” cholesterol that you don’t want. High levels of LDL can cause health problems such as stroke, heart attack or heart disease. If you try hard, stick to a diet low in ...
High cholesterol is just one of the many health problems Americans are facing. This is no longer a condition that older people face. In fact, several people in their 20s and 30s are beginning to have problems with high cholesterol. Of course, this shouldn’t come as a big surprise. Americans are eating out more and ...
Less of a weight gain than you probably think can raise HDL, the “bad” cholesterol. “Interestingly, a 10 percent weight loss has been shown to significantly decrease a broad variety of health risk parameters,” says Dr. Richard Kelley, MD, a bariatric physician, author of “The Fitness Response” and “The Three-Hour Appetite.” I interviewed Dr. Kelley ...