Cholesterol tends to be a much misunderstood substance. It has acquired something of a bad name because it is associated with unpleasant syndromes such as for example formation of blood clots in the bloodstream. The term high cholesterol is thus widely considered to be a bad thing, which in fact it is, but [...]



If you have taken a cholesterol test and found your cholesterol levels to be higher than the recommended limits, then there are two courses of action to reduce them back to within a range that will significantly decrease your likelihood of developing heart disease.
The first step is to examine your lifestyle and make changes that [...]



So you’ve tested your cholesterol levels but what exactly do those numbers mean and what are HDL and LDL cholesterol and why is the ratio between them important?
First things first. High cholesterol (or hypercholesterolemia to use its medical name) is usually considered to mean high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol is a [...]



So why does it actually matter whether or not you know what your cholesterol levels are? The simple and straightforward answer is that blood cholesterol levels can determine both how long and how well you will live. In other words, it can be a key determinator for quantity as well as quality of life.
The problem [...]