When we hear the word ‘cholesterol,’ it is almost always certain that our immediate reaction to it is that it’s a bane to our health. To put it more specifically, we tend to connote cholesterol with heart disease. But not everything about cholesterol is bad. In fact, it carries out some functions that are beneficial […]
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Screening for Kids
Posted by Lindsey Chapman to FindingDulcinea.com The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) believes that one way to prevent heart disease in adults is to screen kids for risk factors at an early age. In fact, the AAP has recommended that kids as young as two and no older than 10 start receiving cholesterol screening if […]
A Consumer’s Guide to Choosing Cholesterol-lowering Medications
Most of the cholesterol we need is produced by our liver. Cholesterol is in all of our tissues and is a component of cell membranes and nerves. Hence, raising cholesterol levels through diet increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. With cholesterol, less is better. According to medical experts, the best way to achieve […]
Low Cholesterol May Raise The Risk of Stomach Cancer
Low Cholesterol May Raise The Risk of a Cancerous Stomach:-Why Answer-Because cholesterol is a major buffer of dietary and metabolic acids that can cause the breakdown of cells and tissues leading to a cancerous state. It is the stomach that produces the body’s number one acid buffer – sodium bicarbonate. When the body needs more […]
Book: Cholesterol Busters – 15 Days’ Detox Programme
Cholesterol Busters – 15 Days’ Detox Plan ISBN: 8178061074 Author: Sunita Pant Bansal Publisher: Unicorn Books (www.pustakmahal.com) Doctors have been telling us that fat is a killer. Eat less cholesterol, saturated fat and salt; eat more fibre rich foods we are told. If we do not, we are doomed to the West’s greatest killer – […]
Pill that cuts 40% cholesterol in 2 weeks
Scientists have developed a pill than can cut cholesterol by 40 percent within two weeks, good news for thousands of patients who are unable to take statins or the hypolipidemic drugs used to lower cholesterol levels. Researchers at Swedish pharmaceutical firm Karo Bio, who carried out tests of the pill on humans and mice, […]
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