cholesterol

Forum Post Variability of cholesterol reading?
...an-eat Chinese buffet, an hour before getting a blood test. (I don't eat food like that often.) I got a cholesterol reading of 235. How much does blood cholesterol vary after meals?...
Forum Post how to lower cholesterol prior to being tested?
I need to take a cholesterol test for a life insurance medical. Aside from not eating rich foods or drinking alcohol, in the days before the test what are some other steps (if any) one could take ...
Forum Post How to increase HDL Cholesterol
Just got a blood test back that said that I am very low on HDL cholesterol (fortunately, my total is still below 150 but only barely). I'd like to increase my HDL - what are the methods of doing...
Forum Post Food that reduce bad cholesterol
Hello I'm new here and had a cholesterol problem. I wonder if there is food that actually reduce the level of bad cholesterol ? I know there are all kind of pills but I'm looking ...
Forum Post Exercise vs. Diet as contributing to lowering cholesterol
Hi All: I wonder if anyone knows how much exercise alone helps to improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels vs. cholesterol-lowering dieting alone.
Forum Post question about hdl/total cholesterol ratio
hi, i just got blood work done. total cholesterol 261 triglycerides 84 HDL 90 LDL 154 VLDL 16 my total cholesterol wen...
Forum Post what should one's HDL: Total Cholesterol ratio be?
what should one's HDL: Total Cholesterol ratio be?
Forum Post A relative's cholesterol level is 365 and elevated CPK is 80...
This person should definitely be under a doctor's care ... the cholesterol level is setting off 5 alarm fire bells. The very high CPK levels indicate ongoing muscle damage, from something, and i...
Forum Post The Cholesterol Paradox
The Cholesterol Paradox A study finds higher levels may actually benefit people with heart failure. By Andrew Conaway HealthDay Reporter head by suggesting high cholesterol levels may act...
Forum Post I am a 40 year old woman with high cholesterol, though I am ...
I am a 40 year old woman with high cholesterol, though I am not medicated for it. I went to my cardiologist because chest pressure that I have been having, and he suggested a Coronary CT Angiogram, t...
Forum Post Crestor Cholesterol Results - AST Question
I have just received my first test results since being on Crestor 10mg for 3 months. I had been on Lipitor10mg for about 12 months, then went off for about 12 months, and have now been on Crestor fo...
Forum Post The Guardian: high cholesterol no risk
... ,3858,4895880-103409,00.html Let them eat cake, butter, cream ... For decades the advice has been to cut cholesterol and protect your heart. Now some doctors think it makes no difference Jero...
Forum Post Ravnskov of Cholesterol Skeptics/Thincs disses Canada's new
Ravnskov of Cholesterol Skeptics responds to Canada's new guidelines for physicians to treat cardiovascular disease, potential cardiovascular disease, and imagined cardiovsascular disease: Dea...
Forum Post Does a boiled egg have less cholestrol than a fried egg?
No, but frying is much more likely to oxidize cholesterol. There are some indications that unoxodized cholesterol is not the problem, but oxidized is. As for peanuts, they do not contain any cho...
Forum Post High Chloresterol Genes
Mike said: I would like to know how can the body create chloresterol... Only animals create cholesterol. Human beings are animals. It is natural for us to create cholesterol, own bodies need it and...
Forum Post Fasting Lipids and Alcohol
...know the scientific reasons just know that many hypothyroid patients only get diagnosed when a test shows high cholesterol levels ..........give the patients the right Thyroid meds and the cholesterol...
Forum Post Crestor now available
...uot; In a six-week dose-ranging placebo-controlled study using a 5, 10, 20 or 40 mg dose, Crestor lowered LDL- cholesterol by 45 to 63 percent (7 percent for placebo), and increased HDL- cholesterol ...
Forum Post But what about those of us with statin damage?
...39;t opt not to play the game." I would like to point out to you that I am 62, have had this astronomical cholesterol level all my life, took statins for less than a total of four years (and have...
Forum Post Is there a physical reason why my left carotid artery specif...
... - If you're a smoker, stop. It's the biggest favour you'll ever give yourself. Get your cholesterol monitored ... Make a lifestyle change to lower the fats in your diet. With a...
Forum Post lipitor
...ual dosing. First, the question is why were you prescribed Lipitor? There are several numbers related to cholesterol and together they're called your "lipid profile". There...
Forum Post Questions about STATINS
... by Dr. Golomb (in her reply to the first question you quote above) "Nonetheless, high blood levels of cholesterol do bear a relation to heart disease risk; and statin drugs that lower cholest...
Forum Post My VERY Strange Chest Pain...
... the clear. I am 56 years old and my b/p and heart beats per minute are all excellent. However,as my sugar and cholesterol levels are a little on the high side (though I am not diabetic), my doctor ha...
Forum Post Vitamin C rather than statin?
I'm not certain if using cholesterol as a marker of your progression will give you a true answer whether or not the vitamin is working for you. A few points of cholesterol variation may be more o...
Forum Post Do eggs have a lot of cholestrol?
...does not increase heart disease risk in healthy individuals. While it's true that egg yolks have a lot of cholesterol--and, therefore may slightly affect blood cholesterol levels--eggs also conta...
Forum Post Lipitor Have Withdrawal Dangers?
I think not in the sense you mean. Obviously, your cholesterol may go up over time. Bill - not a Dr.
Forum Post Off Lipitor for 7 months Here are Results - Should I go back
...thy people. From what I have read, current thinking says ratio and hdl levels are more important than total cholesterol reading. Your primary care physician should be able to help you figure that o...
Forum Post Fasting Lipids
... I'm aware of called "Fasting lipids". "Fasting lipids" is the measurement of your cholesterol profile after not eating for 8 hours. i.e. it's the results of a blood ...
Forum Post I am one week after a heart attack, and was already on 40mg ...
...ightheadedness. Particularly after getting up from sitting or lying down. Get up slowly. Simvastatin is a cholesterol lowering medication to help lower the cholesterol in your blood ... trying to...
Forum Post Insomnia with Lipitor
My health is fine, so I am not worrying about that. My cholesterol is borderline high and with my family history my Dr wanted me to try a statin.
Forum Post Plavix and Erectile Dysfunction ?
...der which most men face in there life at some stage for one reason or the other like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, fatigue, stress, physical injuries, smoking and alcohol consumptio...
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