High cholesterol is a growing concern for many people. You or someone you know may have been diagnosed with high cholesterol and prescribed medication to treat it. And while these medications can be lifesaving, it’s important to understand how they work and what side effects you may…
You’ve just gotten your blood work in the mail and it turns out your cholesterol is over 200. Before you head to the pharmacy to pick up a cholesterol lowering medication, you should talk with your doctor about trying to reduce your cholesterol through lifestyle changes. One…
One of the most important numbers you can know about your heart is your blood pressure. This is the amount of force that your blood exerts on the walls of your blood vessels. When your blood pressure is high over a long period of time, it can…
Cholesterol is something that people have learned to fear. We spend a lot of time eating foods that don’t have much of it and we get our blood tested for it, but what is this strangesubstance that’s responsible for damaging our hearts? Cholesterol is material that’s waxy…
