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?
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.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
If you have been told by your doctor that you have high blood pressure, your first reaction may be to panic. You have heard that high pressure, if left unchecked, may lead to heart attack, stroke or death. But with a few changes in your diet and lifestyle, you can regain power of your health and look forward to a long and healthy life.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
High cholesterol has been called the silent killer because may people don’t even know they have high cholesterol and then suddenly, they are a victim to a heart attack or stroke. Risk factors are indicators or conditions that increase your chances of developing illnesses or disease. This article will discuss what factors put someone at risk for high cholesterol and consequently developing attendant diseases.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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