Healthy Cholesterol Levels

Kristin Prior: My Baby Brought Me Joy and a Life-Altering Diagnosis

huffingtonpost.com — “My son's birth provided me not only with a level of joy and love that I never could have imagined, but with a name to the condition I had been silently dealing with for 32 years.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Study: Maternal dietary counseling impacts girls' lipid profile - Related Stories - DiabetesPro SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “Girls born to low-income mothers who received home-based counseling on breast-feeding and complementary feeding had higher HDL cholesterol levels and lower triglyceride levels at age 7 to 8 compared with girls whose mothers did not receive the intervention, according to a study in Pediatrics. Howev…” View full resource at smartbrief.com

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What Is Healthy Grocery Shopping?

medicalnewstoday.com — “Grocery shopping can be a daunting task if one follows advice of not buying anything at eye level, studying the label, and avoiding center isles and goods at the perimeter. Evidence has shown tha” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Nutrition: More Omega-3, Less of a Suspect Protein - NYTimes.com

well.blogs.nytimes.com — “A study shows consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with lower blood levels of beta-amyloid protein, a possible indication of increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. Read more...” View full resource at well.blogs.nytimes.com

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Americans are bringing down their cholesterol levels - Harvard Health Publications

health.harvard.edu — “Over the past decade, the percentage of Americans with high cholesterol has been declining, from 19.1% to 14.3% of women, and 17.2% to 12.2% of men, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics. Where we're falling short is in checking our cholesterol. About 70% of women and 66% of men had their cholesterol tested in the past 5 years—slightly under the 80% objective. If your numbers aren't quite where they should be, there are a number of ways you can help b” View full resource at health.harvard.edu

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The average American's #cholesterol level is headed down. http://t.co/IrYxoINb What about yours?

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Evidence-Based Effective Nursing Leadership | CE620 > Continuing Education Unit at Nurse.com

ce.nurse.com — “The goal of this nursing leadership program is to provide nurses, who assume leadership responsibilities at any level in their work setting, with five evidence-based strategies to enhance their leadership effectiveness. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to — Discuss methods for leadership professional development. State interventions that leaders can use to create healthy work environments, including staff engagement. Describe leadership actions to help new gr” View full resource at ce.nurse.com

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How to Makeover Your Unhealthy Snacks - Diet - Heart Disease

healthcentral.com — “It’s 3:00pm, your energy levels are dropping, the vending machine seems to be calling your name, and to top it all off your resolve to avoid those unhealthy snacks is weakening with each passing second! What can you do?” View full resource at healthcentral.com

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Preview: U.S. panel seen backing Pfizer's arthritis drug hope - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug goes before an advisory panel next week, a potential blockbuster medicine that would revive faith in the company's research if its benefits are deemed to outweigh its side effects. Most industry analysts expect the Food and Drug Administration's expert committee to recommend approval despite risks posed by higher-than-normal cholesterol and liver enzyme levels and infections for patients taking tofacitin” View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Elevation in BMI can up stroke risk

post.jagran.com — “Denmark: Maintaining a lower body mass index (BMI) can help reduce the risk of developing ischemic heart disease (IHD), say researchers. BMI, alongside age, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels, and individuals” View full resource at post.jagran.com

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Cholesterol-Lowering Probiotics as Potential Biotherapeutics for Metabolic Diseases

hindawi.com — “Cardiovascular diseases are one of the major causes of deaths in adults in the western world. Elevated levels of certain blood lipids have been reported to be the principal cause of cardiovascular disease and other disabilities in developed countries. Several animal and clinical trials have shown a positive association between cholesterol levels and the risks of coronary heart disease. Current dietary strategies for the prevention of cardiovascular disease advocate adherence to low-fat/low-satur” View full resource at hindawi.com

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High Cholesterol Patient Education | High Triglycerides with Meds

vitals.com — “Learn about how you can lower your high cholesterol levels with diet, exercise, medications and natural ingredients with vitals patient education guide.” View full resource at vitals.com

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High Cholesterol Patient Education Guide | High Triglycerides

vitals.com — “Get help from our patient education guide on what questions to ask before visiting your doctor about high cholesterol levels.” View full resource at vitals.com

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Cholesterol & Children | The Kid's Doctor

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Dr. Sue's Daily Dose: why you need to know your child's cholesterol numbers. http://t.co/Nok7PbH2 #parenting

Can a Saliva Test Check Cholesterol Levels - RealAge

realage.com — “I'm supposed to have a blood test for my cholesterol, but I really hate needles. I hear there's a saliva test for the same thing. Is that true?” View full resource at realage.com

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