Cholesterol: What do triglycerides have to do with it?
Cholesterol is a substance found in all of your body cells. Cholesterol is broken down into HDL, LDL and triglycerides. These are all monitored and helpful in controlling your cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a substance found in all of your body cells. Cholesterol is broken down into HDL, LDL and triglycerides. These are all monitored and helpful in controlling your cholesterol.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Cholesterol occurs in your cells naturally. However, it can become high. If it becomes too high to control with diet and lifestyle changes, you may need to take medications. Statins are the most common cholesterol medications.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Cholesterol can be difficult to deal with; however, if you monitor your diet and exercise, it is controllable. You can even eat out and still eat within a healthy diet.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Before rushing to the pharmacy with prescriptions for cholesterol reducing medicine, talk to your doctor about what you can do at home. One option would be creating a healthy diet plan. Reducing your intake of high cholesterol based foods such as eggs, dairy, and meats will help reduce your overall numbers. Make simple changes in your daily meals and you will be headed on your way to better health and better cholesterol.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
You always hear that diet and exercise go together. Well they do! Having a healthy diet means taking in enough calories that your body needs to function but not excess that your body will store into fat. Exercising daily will help balance your diet by burning off extra calories.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
High blood pressure affects millions of men and women each year. Being aware of the risk factors, prevention, early detection, and treatment can not only lower high blood pressure but help lead a healthy life and may save your life. High cholesterol can have as equally a damaging effect on men and women. Not everyone can reduce their and high blood pressure and cholesterol by diet and exercise alone.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Creating a healthy low-cholesterol diet plan has many benefits. It will allow you to create specific grocery lists, incorporate healthy snacks, try new ways of cooking, and try new foods! Did I mention lower your cholesterol and make you feel healthy?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Cholesterol is a substance found in all of your body cells. It can become dangerous if it gets too high. However, there are lifestyle changes that can improve your cholesterol levels.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Cholesterol is a substance found in all of your body cells. Cholesterol can be controlled by diet and exercise, along with multivitamins or medications. Niacin is a B vitamin that helps increase your HDL levels.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Not everyone can reduce their cholesterol by diet and exercise alone. Taking medications that include statins have been proven to reduce cholesterol by reducing the amount of cholesterol the body produces. There are many prescriptions that contain statins so discussing treatment options along with its risks, side effects, and your health with your doctor can help determine what medication will benefit you the most in reaching your low cholesterol goal.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Not everyone can reduce their cholesterol by diet and exercise alone. Incorporating the prescription medicine Vytorin can help to lower high cholesterol in two ways. Vytorin is actually a combination of two cholesterol lowering medications, Zetia and Zocor. It will lower the body’s absorption of cholesterol from foods and reduce the amount of cholesterol the body produces. Discussing this treatment option along with its risks, side effects, and your health with your doctor can help determine if this medication is right for you.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Cholesterol can be difficult to deal with; however, if you monitor your diet and exercise, it is controllable. In beginning an exercise routine, you may lose weight and reduce your cholesterol levels.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Cholesterol is a substance found in all of your body cells. It is only a problem if it becomes too high. With high cholesterol, you can experience serious health problems including heart attacks and death.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Cholesterol occurs in all of our bodies. However, women, men and children can have different reactions to cholesterol at different times of their life. It is important to be aware of cholesterol risks.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
There are two kinds of cholesterol: bad cholesterol (LDL) and good cholesterol (HDL). That sounds easy enough to remember and perhaps the easiest part. The more difficult is trying to make sure that you eat foods that are higher in HDLs than LDLs. This article will discuss what happens when the body takes in more bad than good.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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