If you have had any trouble with your cholesterol levels, then you probably know how seriously your doctor takes this health risk. They will often try to help you get your cholesterol levels under control through diet and exercise first, but will eventually rely on cholesterol lowering drugs that do work.
However, not everyone is [...]



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 [...]



Cholesterol is often painted as the villain of the piece where general health is concerned, but in fact this soft, waxy substance is a vital body fat (the generic medical term is “lipid”) that is crucial to the functioning of your body’s cells as a source of energy and is transported around your body in [...]



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 [...]