Healthy Cholesterol Levels For Good Health
Monday, August 4th, 2008If 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, 2008We 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, 2008HDL 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 [...]
Why You Need To Take Cholesterol Test?
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Doctors recommend to their patients to take a cholesterol test in order to evaluate the risk that their patients have of developing a disease such as heart disease. High cholesterol is also known to cause hardening of the arteries and heart attacks.
It’s now very common for people to have their cholesterol level checked as part [...]