Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is a blood lipid disorder that affects one out of four people. Some affected people have a 25 percent higher risk...
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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...
The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure
Using the wrong device to check your blood pressure at home could produce inaccurate readings that leave you over- or undertreated for hypertension. Here’s how...
Statin Side Effects
When they came on the market, statins were a “miracle medicine” that could prevent heart attacks and strokes, statins can have side effects.
Having Heart Surgery? What to Expect After
Each year, more than two million people around the world undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery or another form of open-heart surgery. These life-saving operations...
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.
High Cholesterol Symptoms
Unfortunately, just like with high blood pressure high cholesterol has no reliably noticeable symptoms with poor outcomes coming out of the blue.
Foods High in Cholesterol
Determining what foods are high in cholesterol is more difficult than it first appears, as foods high in unsaturated fat can actually lower cholesterol.
