March, 2010

what is the principles behind the use of the phosphotungstate reagent to measure HDL cholesterol?

This question is related to the measurement of cholesterol experiment.
for precipitation of HDL and LDL and is affected by the pH…tmr is the dateline…u have any ideas??

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Lowering your Cholesterol – Simple Tips That Work

Lowering your cholesterol can be as easy as changing some of your eating habits
When lowering your cholesterol level through diet, there are plenty of slight lifestyle changes that can be implemented that are both tasty and good for you including:
Eating a breakfast filled with fiber-rich foods.
Integrating food items, such as oatmeal; muffins made [...]

High Cholesterol in the Blood or Hyperlipidemia

The pathological conditions in which there are high levels of fats in the blood. The medical term for these conditions is hyperlipidemia, which is made of three parts; hyper-, is a prefix meanings more or extra, lipid is fat, and emia is a suffix indicating that the condition is in the blood. Hyperlipidemia is a [...]

Natural Alternative Remedies to Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol

High blood pressure and high cholesterol levels affect a great number of Americans.  Many people do not wish to take serious medications with unknown ramifications for a condition that may very well plague them for the rest of their lives if they are not careful.  Of course, these same people can limit the effects of [...]

Discover The Most Effective Natural Cholesterol Treatment Alternatives

There’s no doubt about it, today there are some very effective cholesterol treatment alternatives available, you just need to know the ingredients to look for that are proven to work.
There is too much hype today surrounding cholesterol levels and it causes many people to panic. I say this because you may have a high overall [...]

Lipitor– the Cholesterol Controller of the Body

Cholesterol is a major problem, faced by most of the people in the world because of the intake of junk and oily foods that are rich in fats. People are more attracted towards food, which is high in calories and fats that lead to high cholesterol in the body thus giving rise to various heart [...]

what foods should you eat to lower your cholesterol?

my father has really high cholesterol, and I’d really love it if i could get a list of foods that would help lower cholesterol, or daily activityes, or just ANYTHING.
he’s open to trying/ eating anything, we just want to lower his ccholesterol it’s really high that he has a stroke in one of his eyes [...]

How do I increase my HDL Cholesterol levels?

I started working out and cut down on a lot of junk including red meat and butter, what’s next????
I can’t tolerate alcohol, maybe wine here and there, but I don’t like the taste unless I use it when I am cooking. Drinking Alcohol seems like a bizarre treatment. What type of alcohol and how much?
Drink [...]

Is it possible to eat high saturated fatty food and still not have high bad cholesterol?

My dad has been eating a lot of greasy and junk food from past 4-5 years and still claims he has standard cholesterol levels. I am worried it will affect him in long run. He doesn’t seem to agree with me on this one. Am I just being paranoid? or is it possible that a [...]

What are my chances of having high cholesterol?

My dad’s family, including my dad, all had it — and they all are/were slim, ate well, and were in good shape. My mom’s family, on the other hand, didn’t have high cholesterol, yet they did not practice healthy lifestyles.
I am a 38-year-old female with a total cholesterol of 157. My [...]