At some point in your routine annual physical, your doctor probably reminds you of the steps you should be taking to control your cholesterol levels....
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Understanding the Latest Cholesterol Guidelines: What You Need to Know for Better Heart Health
Cholesterol is one of many fats (lipids) that circulate in your blood and are necessary for proper cell functioning. When they exist in balance, all...
Foods That Lower Cholesterol
To help lower cardiovascular risk, dietary guidelines recommend healthful eating patterns like the Mediterranean and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets partly because of...
Statin Side Effects: What You Need to Know About Risks, Symptoms, and Solutions
Statin medications remain the cornerstone of pharmacological cholesterol management. Numerous studies support the drugs’ ability not only to lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL “bad”)...
PCSK9 Inhibitors’ LDL-Lowering Ability Saves Lives
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors may not be well-known, but when added to statin therapy they provide powerful protection...
Atrial Fibrillation Treatment in the Elderly
Somewhere between 3 million and 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, an erratic heartbeat caused by faulty electrical signaling in the heart. A-fib is especially...
Foods that Lower Cholesterol
Changing the foods that you ear can impact your cholesterol levels for better or worse. A diet high in red meats, empty carbohydrates, and dairy...
What Are Triglycerides vs. Cholesterol?
Triglycerides are one of several fat-soluble molecules, or lipids, that have an impact on health. They are found in fatty foods but we also produce…
Which is the Good Cholesterol?
HDL Is the "good" cholesterol while LDL is the bad cholesterol. While there is some truth to these good and bad categories there are many…
High Cholesterol Medications and Their Side Effects
Medications play a crucial role in getting your cholesterol down but, they are not a magic bullet or a substitute for healthy diet and exercise.
Normal Cholesterol Levels
There are actually a range of normal cholesterol levels and multiple criteria that are used to determine if therapeutic intervention is warranted.
What Is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol has negative connotations. It is, however, vital to proper function of organs and tissues. It's only in excess that it is a problem.
