Do you remember back when you were a child and your mother would nag you constantly to, “Eat your oatmeal! It’s good for you. And don’t forget the apple as well!” Of course you do. It seems that every mother is given a handbook at the hospital on how to make their child eat food ...
High cholesterol is a condition in which too much fat is in the blood, which can clog the arteries and cause clots that can travel through the blood and cause strokes, heart attacks, and coronary heart disease. People with certain conditions such as high blood pressure or diabetes are at even more risk of complications ...
High cholesterol is a problem we may all face, eventually. In fact, research indicates that numbers start to rise long before testing begins in most people. What makes those numbers go up? Heredity: This is a factor you can do nothing about. The saying goes, “You can pick your friends but not your relatives.” Anyone ...
10 WAYS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL There are two kinds of cholesterol namely HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein). HDL is considered as good cholesterol while LDL is considered as bad cholesterol. HDL removes bad cholesterol from the arterial lining which can build up to form plaques that cause heart ailments. High LDL cholesterol is ...
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 ...