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How to Lower Your Bad Cholesterol

...y, as saturated fat contributes to high bad cholesterol. Foods that contain saturated fat include all meats with fat, foods that are fried, whole-milk dairy products, egg yolks, butter and marga...
How Do I Lower My Bad Cholesterol?

...thy fats increase your total HDL (good) cholesterol, which can help your body get rid of LDL cholesterol.
Signs of a Bad Liver

...s overall cholesterol. The liver can go bad from a variety of diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis, cancer, cirrhosis, Wilson's disease, hemochromatois and certain medications. When the li...
The Symptoms and Causes of High Cholesterol

...Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is needed to produce hormones, Vitamin D and digestive substances. More than 98 million Americans suffer from hig...
About Symptoms of High Cholesterol

... for premature death before their first symptoms occur. By the time symptoms do appear, the disease may have progressed to the point where expensive treatment is necessary. In the case of high c...
What Are the Symptoms of High Cholesterol Levels?

...w-density lipoproteins (LDL) are called bad cholesterol because high levels of LDL can block arteries and cause heart disease, stroke and vascular problems.
The Signs & Symptoms of High Cholesterol Levels

The early signs and symptoms of high cholesterol in the blood are mainly clinical and can be seen in the results of routine laboratory testing. Later signs and symptoms include clogged arteries and...
Effects of Cholesterol

... diseases like cancer, hypertension and cholesterol. According to the American Heart Association, over 98.6 million Americans have total cholesterol that's greater than 200 mg/dL. Along with oth...
About Cholesterol Levels

Keeping your cholesterol at a healthy level is an important component of a healthy lifestyle to prevent or manage heart disease. Too much cholesterol can cause a condition called atherosclerosis. A...
Eggs and Cholesterol

...excellent source of protein. It's their cholesterol that's the problem. Eggs contain on average 213 mg of cholesterol. For a healthy person with a balanced diet, eating one egg a day still falls...

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Chlorophyll

... has been used traditionally to improve bad breath and other forms of body odor. More recently, chlorophyll has be...

Foods and Supplements to help lower your Cholesterol
- Posted On February 16, 2008 05:08:41 PM
  ...iolet:9dfmcktb]*Edit* I lowered my LDL "bad" Cholesterol 23 points from Feb 2008 to April 2008 using many of the foods below. I thought I would start a sticky on Cholesterol reducing foods a... Read More
- Posted On February 17, 2008 07:04:36 PM
  ...r permits, etc. So why am I upset? My cholesterol went up to 214 from 205 last year. What gives? Ever other area of the Wellness Screening came out exceptional except the cholesterol...grrrr... Read More
Why is diet soda bad for you??
- Posted On September 4, 2007 07:42:17 PM
  ...on't really understand why diet soda is bad for a diet. Perhaps the carbonation? The artificial sweetner? I love regular Pepsi and have made the switch to diet Pepsi which I'm doing fine with. ... Read More
- Posted On September 5, 2007 06:58:46 AM
  ... up craving more sugar (and more of the bad kind). I think that's right... Anyway, if you're only drinking one or two a day, I wouldn't worry too much about it. It might be a little harder ... Read More
Statins and Their Bad Side Effects
- Posted On August 21, 2007 08:27:03 AM
  ...to have horrible leg and arm cramps. So bad they would make my hands and fingers distort badly. At night I would wake up with leg cramps that I would have to walk off. This happened many times t... Read More
- Posted On August 21, 2007 08:42:23 AM
  I've found out I had high cholesterol back in the late 1980's and have been able to keep it under control with diet, exercise and some vitamins and a natural statin called Red Yeast Rice. I take 1... Read More
Binge-Eating Disorder criteria- signs, symptoms, statistics
- Posted On December 9, 2007 07:55:11 PM
  ...eir lifetime, which suggests depressive symptoms are strongly associated with binge eating. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE): Not all, but most binge-eating disorder suffere... Read More
- Posted On January 9, 2008 11:22:49 AM
  ...* Stroke * High blood pressure * High cholesterol * Gall bladder disease * Certain types of cancer * Respiratory problems * Kidney disease * Arthritis Psychological symptoms Here are ... Read More
non-animal high-protein sources?
- Posted On January 30, 2009 05:51:09 AM
  ...in calories & 70% fat calories. Not bad for something that never breathed oxygen I guess. Read More
- Posted On January 30, 2009 06:21:40 AM
  ...ources? Just curious. If it's about the Cholesterol, then have no worries. Read "The Great Cholesterol Con" http://www.amazon.com/Great-Cholesterol ... 1411694759 Read More
Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies
- Posted On December 9, 2007 08:36:35 PM
  ...SYMPTOMS: Acne, anemia, appetite loss, bad breath, cholesterol (high), circulation (poor), constipation, dark tongue color, depression, digestive disturbances, fatigue, dry hair or hair falling... Read More
- Posted On December 27, 2007 12:32:22 PM
  ..., liver, and prostate gland. DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS: Acne, brittle nails, decreased learning ability, delayed sexual maturity, eczema, fatigue, loss of taste and smell, poor appetite, poor circulat... Read More
phentermine
- Posted On January 9, 2008 07:49:07 PM
  ...d and blood levels are ok except for my cholesterol its really high. he thinks the cold thing might be from my hormones. which i found odd, i had a hystrectomy in 99 and do not take any ki... Read More
- Posted On January 10, 2008 03:47:24 AM
  ...ause I never slept and restlessness was bad- I couldn't focus on anything! My hands and feet were always freezing cold and numb and now I have problems with both. I was definitely psychologicall... Read More
Achy bones and stiff joint pain...
- Posted On July 9, 2008 07:25:23 PM
  ... at all, but when I stiffened up really bad, Tai Chi helped loosen me up. It's very low impact and easy to do if you grab a Tai Chi for beginners DVD. When my pcos and endo weren't being manag... Read More
- Posted On July 10, 2008 07:21:29 AM
  ...dylosis, arthiritis, carpal tunnel, and bad knees) and her doctor told her that exercise was making it worse, that her joints simply couldn't handle any sort of friction... that the only exercis... Read More
Fatz and oilz........for people that are curious.
- Posted On December 22, 2008 04:44:33 AM
  ...00% more deaths than those on the "bad" diet, in spite of the fact that those men on the "bad" diet continued to smoke! But in describing the study, the author ignored these ... Read More
- Posted On December 23, 2008 02:11:57 AM
  Sorry, Does that mean its good or bad to cook with olive oil? As in; using olive oil in the frying pan for french toast, fried eggs, fried potato chips, etc and using olive oil in a marinade fo... Read More
Esophageal Spasm/ Acid Reflux?
- Posted On January 3, 2008 10:39:48 AM
  ...hooked; she will have rebound reflux so bad she will cry at night. I let him scope me just to be sure. I choose not to take the Nexium and told the Doc so. He said my only other choice is to ... Read More
- Posted On January 3, 2008 12:18:45 PM
  ...ur weight loss. So far no returning symptoms. Also no eating after 8pm at night. Read More
Smoking cigarettes when you have hypertension can lead to more serious health problems.
... your blood pressure, lowers "good" HDL cholesterol, reduces your body's supply of oxygen, and makes blood clots more likely. It is difficult to quit smoking, despite all the health reasons to...
- Posted On February 14, 2008 05:47:33 AM
  ... was sky high and my cholesterol was so bad... Dr. told me I was a "walking time-bomb". I guess all of that was enough to scare me!!! Read More
- Posted On February 14, 2008 05:47:33 AM
  ... was sky high and my cholesterol was so bad... Dr. told me I was a "walking time-bomb". I guess all of that was enough to scare me!!! Read More
New to this group - HELLO!!!
...N. I have my diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol all under control. My sleep apnea, pulmonary htn, and tons of other problems are not bothering me. My asthma is non-symptomatic since I moved...
- Posted On February 3, 2008 10:15:18 AM
  ...they say that artificial sweeteners are bad for fibro patients. have you ever been tested for food intolerances- like dairy or gluten intolerance? I don't know much about it. I think an aller... Read More
- Posted On February 3, 2008 10:15:18 AM
  ...they say that artificial sweeteners are bad for fibro patients. have you ever been tested for food intolerances- like dairy or gluten intolerance? I don't know much about it. I think an aller... Read More
Been hypo a long time ...
...ow by Hashi's. I recently got a VERY bad cholesterol reading, which was an indicator for a serious uptick in levoxl and am pleased not to be going to an endo. Instead, my doc is a very sweet...
- Posted On September 3, 2007 11:24:28 AM
  ...ngs here that spark my interest. 1. A bad cholesterol reading indicates that you need more Levoxyl? Mine was also recently bad (280) and I feel like I am low thyroid altho according the the d... Read More
- Posted On September 5, 2007 11:56:08 AM
  Hi! 1) Low thyroid bumps up your cholesterol, so a lot of hypo folks need to have blood drawn simultaneously for both (fasting). My LDL cholesterol was 220. TSH was at a 9 (I get a full thyroid ... Read More
Hmmm-mmm...
...cerides from 112 to 69 (!!), lowered my bad cholesterol (LDL), and significantly increased my good cholesterol (HDL). The rest of my bloodwork looks great. Happy Monday :)
- Posted On June 1, 2009 06:42:38 PM
  congrats for lowering cholesterol level! Your thyroid thing seems so complicated, I have not asked my doctor about it yet... but today I also received the result from my 2nd blood test, my ch... Read More
- Posted On June 1, 2009 06:42:38 PM
  congrats for lowering cholesterol level! Your thyroid thing seems so complicated, I have not asked my doctor about it yet... but today I also received the result from my 2nd blood test, my ch... Read More
DARE TO LEARN WITH 'Leanon'
...tioxidants prevent oxidations of LDL or bad cholesterol. Soy is also rich in magnesium, which plays an important function for the bones, heart, and arteries. The two primary isoflavones in soy a...
- Posted On September 24, 2008 03:06:41 PM
  OK, I'm in! Better late that never. The above list, (with the exception of cancer) is sooo me. I also have fibromyalgia. So if there are any special hints that you know of, I'm all ears. (and e... Read More
HELP!!! ASAP
...ons should I ask? I am SO anxious (in a bad way) about it. I'm trying to organize a list and I'm all over the place from Raynauds, NCS, fibro, allergies, medications and so on. Help help help. ...
- Posted On October 20, 2008 06:03:36 PM
  ... only to find out a year later that her cholesterol meds were causing her pains AND muscle pain is listed as one of the common side effects on the website. Her doctor just never ... Read More
- Posted On October 21, 2008 11:06:37 AM
  ...ve found that these contribute to their symptoms. Best of luck! Read More
Low BP & HR, Low TSH, Low T4 and choking
...ng out and watching what I eat. Now my cholesterol has also gone up! I was diagnosed with Low BP and HR after an aneurysm surgery and didn't realize that all of my symptoms could have an under...
- Posted On April 29, 2008 05:01:15 AM
  ...nd giving birth. Depression, hair loss, bad memory, sleeping all the time, weight gain, and so on ... Even though my tests indicated that I was extremely hypothyroid, I had to beg my doctor to s... Read More
- Posted On April 29, 2008 11:41:53 AM
  ...rmal limits, despite having most of the symptoms and a crushed pituitary gland (due to empty sella). My metabolism seems to rise and fall, but never rise quite enough to be normal. Both my sis... Read More
Super Supplements

... may lower total cholesterol, LDLs (the bad cholesterol), and triglycerides, at least in the short term, and that regular use may prevent colds. Preliminary studies indicate it may prevent esoph...
Levels are good so what gives?
My levels are normal and TSH is at .98, so no increase in meds for me. Why the hell can't I lose weight? Has anyone tried cutting carbs? Or maybe gluten? I read something once that said sometim...
- Posted On October 1, 2007 11:02:25 AM
  ......mostly because it would help with my cholesterol (which is high due to heredity) and menopause symptoms that I'm starting to get. Ugh! Actually one of the reasons I'm so diligent about ... Read More
- Posted On October 2, 2007 06:51:44 AM
  ...b eater because of hypoglycemia - not a bad way to go. Donnie Read More
Back in action... :)
...wo years ago, before I quit smoking, my cholesterol was 234, and 18 months ago it was 195. I'm glad to report that - with quitting smoking, exercising, and a big change in diet - my cholesterol ...
- Posted On May 28, 2009 06:17:57 AM
  ... time losing weight, I have ALL of your symptoms... how do I ask my doctor to check my thyroid, he still has my blood test in the lab, do I have to take another blood test for that? Read More
- Posted On May 28, 2009 07:38:02 AM
  ...e back! Great job on getting that cholesterol down. I do hope they get things figured out with your thyroid--I can't believe they didn't tell you about that two years ago! Oh w... Read More

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