Do you know how high your cholesterol is? If you’ve had a standard lipid test, the test measured your LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides. Knowing these values is important, but for some people it may not be enough. Find out what standard lipid testing doesn’t tell you and why it’s important to know.
You hear so much about cholesterol and the role it plays in heart disease but there’s growing evidence that inflammation may the underlying fire that fuels heart disease. Find out more about the role inflammation plays in heart disease and why a high cholesterol level isn’t the full story.
Most people focus on their cholesterol as a marker for their risk for heart disease but it’s not the only one. There’s growing evidence that inflammation plays a role in heart disease and you can measure that through a blood test. Find out more about the role inflammation plays in heart disease, how to measure it and how to reduce inflammation.
The month of February is dedicated to raising heart disease awareness. The number one killer of Americans each year is heart disease. Death by heart attack his highly preventable but most people do not know that they are at risk. One very small and simple step that every person can take is to know their numbers.
Oats are a popular breakfast food, with many people adding fruit and nuts to a bowl of oatmeal in the morning. Oats are famous for being an affordable, robust source of energy, and it turns out that they are also extremely good for your body in a number of other interesting and surprising ways. Read on to discover ten reasons why regularly adding more oats to your diet could help to boost your health and improve your quality of life.
It’s a “growing” problem. Obesity rates have doubled since 1980, but what does the future hold? Will the obesity rate continue to rise?
Exercise does good things for your heart, but can it improve your cholesterol level as well? Find out what impact exercise has on blood lipids and how hard you have to work to see results.
There are some compelling health benefits to eating more frequently rather than shoveling it all down a few times a day. Here’s why eating small meals throughout the day is better for you.
I don’t know why I haven’t submitted my story sooner. I guess it’s because I’ve been so busy working out and complaining about my progress – or what I have considered “lack of progress”. Then it hit me the other day that I HAVE made great progress this year. It hit me when I realized
In April of 2007, I went in for a routine physical. I have always exercised with exercise videos and dvds and I considered myself healthy. I was actually looking forward to the doctor coming in and saying how great my results were! Instead, the doctor told me my cholesterol was very high and she wanted
When my husband became sick his Doctor recommended that he change his diet and excercise more. To show him support I decided to do eat better and excercise more with him. We started eating more fish, salmon and chicken more fruits and more vegetables. We also ate whole grains, brown rice and started taking vitamins
