Cholesterol can be both healthy and detrimental to your health – even fatal. Here’s why it’s important to get your cholesterol checked regularly. Cholesterol is naturally present in the blood and the body makes it to help with fatty food digestion and hormone...
The key to preventing future heart disease? How to reduce Cholesterol? Lowering your cholesterol at an early age can help. Here’s why reduce cholesterol early in life could be key to avoiding heart problems later The Deadliest Killer Heart disease is the number...
There are so many heart disease risk factors it’s hard to keep them all straight. Some are beyond your control, like family history. Others are within your sphere of influence, lifestyle choices you can start making today. No matter what, it’s important to know...
According to a new study, statins prescribed for cholesterol are not working half the time. 50% of people prescribed statins don’t reach their cholesterol goals within two years. Statins are drugs that help lower cholesterol levels and prevent heart disease. By...
What is a healthy cholesterol level? Exposure to high blood cholesterol over a lifetime can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke. New scientific guidelines are showing that high cholesterol should be a concern for all ages. What is a healthy cholesterol level?...
1 in 5 children and teens has unhealthy cholesterol levels. Nearly one out of every three American adults has high cholesterol. This “bad” cholesterol causes unhealthy fatty buildup and narrows the arteries resulting in atherosclerosis. Having high cholesterol puts...
