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Total Cholesterol - Articles
Higher Total Cholesterol May Increase The Risk of Plaque Rupture!
by
Ng Peng Hock
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 3:46pm
We always accuse LDL (so-called bad cholesterol) as the culprit that causes heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, etc. Not so much attention is given to someone with higher than average total cholesterol level, provided the HDL (good cholesterol) level is at healthy level.
However, the findings of a new study conducted by ...
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Total cholesterol and heart scans
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:26pm
Andy was fearful of heart disease in his life. At age 52, he'd already had four CT heart scans--one each year on or near his birthday.
Yet, when I looked at Andy's scans, his scores had been increasing 20-24% per year. Each and every score was greater by 20% or more over the previous.
So I asked Andy what steps he had taken to stop th ...
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Throw away total cholesterol!
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:26pm
Richard's total cholesterol without treatment was 186 mg/dl. "That's great!" his doctor declared, referring to the conventional dictum that total cholesterols less than 200 carry low risk. Several fingersticks in a mall kiosk set up by a local hospital to check total cholesterols confirmed Richard's low number.
But after Richard's unexpect ...
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Total cholesterol 220
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Tue 24 May 2011 7:44am
Talking about total cholesterol is like wearing a tie-dyed t-shirt with the peace sign emblazoned on the front: So totally 60s and out of date.
But talk of total cholesterol somehow keeps on coming back. After I spend 45 minutes discussing a patient’s lipoprotein patterns, for instance, they’ll asking something like, “But what’s my total ch ...
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Cholesterol in Foods Less Significant Than Total Calories
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Dr. Gabe M.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:03pm
Your blood cholesterol level is influenced far more by how many calories and how much saturated and partially hydrogenated fat you eat, than by how much cholesterol is in your food. Cholesterol is found only in foods from animals, such as meat, fish, chicken, dairy products and eggs. It is not found in plants. More than 80 percent of the chole ...
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Oats lower bad cholesterol
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Peter C.
Posted
Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:33pm
I believe most of you have heard that eating oats can help reduce cholesterol in your blood. I have been doing that and so far, tests have shown that my blood cholesterol level is good. Actually, my sisters have high cholesterol and they told me it runs in the family. So I am not sure if I am just fortunate or it has something to do with me regul ...
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How I Learned to Reduce Bad Cholesterol in 1 Hour
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Methods of Healing
Posted
Tue 04 May 2010 11:02pm
a. The Myth of Cholesterol – the Bad and the Good
For some people, cholesterol is bad because they do not know there are two types of it. These two types are LDL and HDL – the bad cholesterol is called LDL, while the good one is called HDL. Plaques can form on one’s arteries if you have a lot of LDL in the bloodstream. Eventually, your ...
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Natural Health Remedies and Dealing With High Cholesterol
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Doris C.
Posted
Tue 13 Apr 2010 8:32pm
I wonder how many people take time to do an annual health screening on a yearly basis. As much as I’m a believer of natural health remedies , I believe it’s necessary to do a health check regularly.
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