What is the Portfolio Diet?

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cholesterol, Cholesterol Medication, Diets for Cholesterol, Heart Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol, Nutrition, Oat Beta-Glucan, Soluble Fiber, Weight Management

The Natural Way
Is it possible to lower cholesterol?  A research study printed in the American Journal of Clinical Nutritions says a emphatic “YES”.  A low saturated fat diet was combined with either a statin medication or a specialized diet.  The result of cholesterol drop for the specialized diet (29.6%) was comparable to the drop using the [...]

The TLC Diet

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cardio Vascular Disease, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Medication, Diets for Cholesterol, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol, Nutrition, Weight Management

Get Some TLC
To help people on the road to lower cholesterol naturally the goverment has created the TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) diet.  This diet is designed to help the typical American drop their cholesterol naturally.  The government suggests that doctors first recommend the TLC diet, for those who do not have heart disease, to help their [...]

How Do I increase My HDL?

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cholesterol, Cholesterol Basics, Cholesterol Medication, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol, Nutrition, Research, Weight Management

The “Good” Cholesterol
A good level of HDL cholesterol is vital to heart health.  The idea is that HDL cholesterol is cholesterol that is being moved to the liver, where it will be processed.  After the liver, the cholesterol leaves the body.  HDL levels reflect how well your body is processing cholesterol.  When your LDL is [...]

Why is My Doctor So Set on Using Medications to Lower My Cholesterol?

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cardio Vascular Disease, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Basics, Cholesterol Medication, Diets for Cholesterol, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol, Nutrition, Weight Management

Addressing the Issue
I will not pretend I know the answer to this question, but I can give some of my opinions on the matter.
Doctors for years have been telling us to eat right and exercise.  For most of those years we have taken a very American stance and asked them kindly to mind their own [...]

So, You Just Found Out You Have High LDL Cholesterol

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Atherosclerosis, Cardio Vascular Disease, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Basics, Cholesterol Medication, Coronary Heart Disease, Diets for Cholesterol, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, LDL Low Density Lipoproteins, Nutrition, Oat Beta-Glucan, Soluble Fiber, Weight Management

Understand the Importance of LDL Cholesterol
If you know someone who has suffered a heart attack or stroke, then the words “You have high LDL cholesterol” from your doctor may have some meaning to you. For the rest of us, the words “high cholesterol” may not conjure up many thoughts or images. Even if you know [...]

Introduction to Cholesterol

Wednesday, 02. 11. 1931  –  Category: Cardio Vascular Disease, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Basics, Cholesterol Medication, Coronary Heart Disease, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Heart Health, Naturally Lower Cholesterol, Nutrition, Research, Weight Management

Many people are aware that heart disease is the number one killer in America, but many do not realize that according to the World Health Organization at least 80% of premature deaths from cardiovascular heart disease and stroke could be prevented through a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding the use of tobacco…