March, 2009
How can you lower cholesterol? what foods should you eat and avoid?
I went to the dr yesterday and was just told that i have very high cholesterol, including bad cholesterol (LDL) what kinds of foods should I avoid eating, and what foods should I eat to lower my cholesterol?
AHA Recommendation
* Limit foods high in saturated fat, trans fat and/or cholesterol, such as [...]
A Few Tips to Eat Your Way to Lower Cholesterol
Do you have high cholesterol and need to lower it? That is no surprise considering how many people have high cholesterol these days. To help lower your cholesterol, here are 10 tips you can get started with today.
As with anything health related, diet and exercise are the two crucial components. What you eat is [...]
Chinese Teas May Help Lower Your Cholesterol Levels
For thousands of years the Chinese have claimed many health benefits can be gained from drinking teas. In fact, many international, Canadian and U.S. based tea drinkers agree that Chinese teas should be the beverage of choice.
In fact, during a recent survey conducted by the Canadian Tea Council, over 40% of Canadians agreed that they [...]
Managing Your Cholesterol Naturally
Because of organizations like the American Heart Association (AHA), we’ve learned a lot about cholesterol and how it affects our health. Thanks to these educational organizations, we know that high cholesterol levels can increase our risk for heart attacks and strokes and, by lowering these levels; we reduce these risks as well as keep our [...]
Hidden Truth About High Cholesterol
Hyperlipidemia, or high cholesterol in common language, refers to the condition that presents in the blood serum lipid profile as cholesterol levels of more than 240 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter).
A cholesterol level of less than 200 mg/dL is considered desirable, whereas 200-240 mg/dL is considered moderately to borderline high.
Cholesterol is a fatty substance – chemically [...]
Is Low Cholesterol Level Bad For Health?
Cholesterol is not good for health. Or so, we have been told. But that may not be the whole truth. If you thought that having as low cholesterol as possible is the way to go, the impression needs to be corrected. Studies have proved that low cholesterol may also be a bad news in many [...]
what are the normal levels for triglyceride,cholestrol,ldl,vldl,hdl ?
at what levels it is advisable to take medicine ? what are the side effects of medicine ? can these be controlled naturally by exercise or by changing food habits ?
In mmol/L, the ranges are as follows:
Triglycerides 0.4-2 mmol/L
Total cholesterol 3-5.0 mmol/L
hdl cholesterol (male) 0.7-1.9 mmol/L
HDL cholesterol (female) 0.9-2.4 mmol/L
LDL cholesterol 2.4-3 mmol/L
Here's a detailed [...]
How do I increase my hdl cholesterol?
my ldl chol is at 114, triglycerides are at 115, total choesterol is at 176, but my hdl is at 39. which is low
HDL of 39 is not very low. It's borderline.
Here's a Plan to Naturally Raise hdl cholesterol
Exercise: The best and most natural way to increase HDL-C is to get regular aerobic exercise. Here’s [...]
Is cholesterol bad for you, PERIOD, or is it something you NEED in moderation?
I've heard that the only thing that's bad for you, period, is processed sugar. But is cholesterol also something you should avoid, all else being equal?
And could someone explain what's so bad about it?
Cholesterol is essential for mammal life. The human body manufactures all that it needs in the liver. Consuming excess amounts [...]
How does the intake of Omega-3 fatty acids help lower cholesterol?
Yea, I am doing a paper on Flaxseeds and they have a high number of the essential fatty acid Omega-3. I am trying to find how the omega-3 actually helps lower cholesterol. I was not able to find anything, so can anyone help me?
Thank you.
Omega 3 Complex helps in better functioning of a body and [...]
