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Healthy Cholesterol Levels For Good Health

Monday, August 4th, 2008

If you are an adult over 20 years old, it’s important to have your cholesterol level checked about every 5 years to ensure that you have what is considered to be a healthy cholesterol level. High cholesterol can cause heart disease and is a primary factor in people acquiring hardening of the arteries and causing [...]

HDL Cholesterol: The “Good” Cholesterol

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

We know that cholesterol is an important factor in staying healthy. There have been a lot of studies and reports over the past 10 years that have linked high cholesterol numbers to an increased risk of heart and cardiovascular disease. But did you know that not all cholesterol needs to be low?
In addition to the [...]

Good Cholesterol – Why Is It Good For You?

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

HDL cholesterol, also known as the good cholesterol has the ability to transport cholesterol found in the blood over to the liver which changes the cholesterol in a way to allow its removal from the body.
A few experts in the field claim that HDL can also eliminate excess cholesterol from what is known as arterial [...]

High Cholesterol Levels Can Put You At Greater Risk Of Heart Diseases And Strokes

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Most people have heard about how much cholesterol they have, and been rather worried when they hear that they might be having high cholesterol levels, and the reasons for these fears are sound and worth taking seriously, since whether you have high cholesterol, you would be at greater risk of suffering from heart attacks, heart [...]

Is High Cholesterol Bad For Your Health? Facts Worth Learning About Cholesterol

Monday, July 14th, 2008

There is both good and bad cholesterol which means that it’s important to be able to distinguish between each type, know how it affects your health and know the ways and means to lower it in case such is required. The different types of cholesterol are LDL and HDL and the former is a bad [...]