Cholesterol Talk!

This is a mini checklist that you can create for your own personal use to improve your heart health and your cholesterol levels with the 8 food tips to lower cholesterol.
You can try the followings:

Stock your pantry and your refrigerator with the right foods for a low-cholesterol diet. Buy your favorite canned or dry beans, [...]

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Good nutrition can be achieved through other methods that reinforce our health. It is not just what you eat, but how you eat.

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When it comes to cholesterol, it’s good to know your numbers. High blood cholesterol increases your risk for heart disease and heart attack, and lowering it decreases that risk.
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a great time to learn about high blood cholesterol, especially if you are among the 65 million Americans who have this [...]

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Cholesterol levels are measured in milligrams (mg) of cholesterol per deciliter (dL) of blood in the United States and some other countries. Canada and most European countries measure cholesterol in millimoles (mmol) per liter (L) of blood. Consider these general guidelines when you get your lipid panel (cholesterol test) results back to see if your [...]

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Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. Tara Parker-Pope asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some [...]

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