Heart Disease Risk: High Cholesterol and Heart Disease Risk

April 25, 2023 The Health Guy 0 Comments

What is the real truth about high cholesterol and heart disease risk? Is cholesterol the enemy when it comes to heart disease or is the real enemy something or someone else altogether? With all the publicity concerning how important it is to lower cholesterol (if it is even a tad high) together with the big push …

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Cholesterol Drugs: Should You Use Cholesterol Drugs?

August 24, 2014 The Health Guy 0 Comments

There is a side to cholesterol drugs, statins, that is much darker than simply a few muscle aches and pains – a lot darker. Make sure you discover the real problems cholesterol lowrering drugs can cause by watching these videos and doing your own research on this site and other sites as well. Get the …

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HOW A Plant Based Diet Reverses Heart Disease

May 9, 2014 The Health Guy 0 Comments

If you are reading this blog post about how a plant based diet reverses heart disease you are obviously concerned about your heart health but … Are you concerned enough about your heart health to take action? That is the million dollar question. Knowledge without action is essentially useless information. A Plant Based Diet Reverses …

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HDL Cholesterol: 8 Ways to Increase Your HDL Cholesterol

June 20, 2013 The Health Guy 0 Comments

HDL cholesterol, or “good” cholesterol, appears to scour the walls of blood vessels, cleaning out excess cholesterol. It then carries that excess cholesterol, which otherwise might have been used to make the “plaques” that cause coronary artery disease, back to the liver for processing. When doctors measure a person’s HDL cholesterol level, they could be …

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How to Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels

June 20, 2013 The Health Guy 0 Comments

[youtube qi1ODeaFLAg] Achieving lower LDL cholesterol levels most likely isn’t your only problem. If you have been told your level of LDL cholesterol is high and you are looking for information about how to lower LDL and vLDL (very low density lipoprotein) cholesterol levels this article may be of some help. Eat Your Way To Lower …

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Cholesterol: A Friend, Enemy or Both?

June 20, 2013 The Health Guy 0 Comments

We often read or hear about cholesterol and the negative effects too much of it can have on our health. The US Centers for Disease Control reports that 17% of adults age 20 years and over have high blood cholesterol levels, which can lead to atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (a form of heart disease) …

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Should You Use Statin Drugs to Lower Cholesterol?

May 4, 2013 The Health Guy 0 Comments

Your doctor drops the statin drugs bomb. He says: “Your cholesterol is high and so is your risk for heart disease. Then goes on, “I want you to start on cholesterol drugs immediately. Statin drugs have proven to be safe and effective, but, should you notice any of these symptoms (hands you a pamphlet) or …

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Cholesterol: Does High Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?

May 4, 2013 The Health Guy 0 Comments

Cholesterol is a soft waxey substance that is found mixing with fats in the bloodstream and all of your body’s cells. It’s so important to bodily function that without it your body couldn’t form membranes, produce hormones or carry on a number of other necessary functions. In fact … Without cholesterol you and I would …

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