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22nd September 2009
What IS Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance that's stored in the fat (lipid) content of one's blood stream. It's actually important to have a certain amount of "good" cholesterol in one's system.
Cholesterol, and our other body fa... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th September 2009
More women fear breast cancer than any other disease. Yet cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims over ten times as many women’s lives as breast cancer. In fact, CVD is the nation’s leading cause of death for both men and women. That’s the bad news. The... Read >
Author: wbdoyle02nd September 2009
A medical breakthrough that is gaining recognition and acceptance by most medical and healthcare professionals is the colon irrigation as a method of colon cleanse. In tidying up the colon from all the unnecessary and unhealthy substances piled up in the ... Read >
Author: rosewellroy02nd August 2009
The following is based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the questioning and counseling of 10,000+ people. TCM is based on the theory, observation that everything, including the body is an ongoing balance of opposites, many of which we control thr... Read >
Author: jdanjer17th July 2009
A medical breakthrough that is gaining recognition and acceptance by most medical and healthcare professionals is the colon irrigation as a method of colon cleanse. In tidying up the colon from all the unnecessary and unhealthy substances piled up in the ... Read >
Author: rosewellroy19th June 2009
Word has spread about the bad consequences of a high cholesterol level. It’s not just hoopla actually. Studies have presented that a high cholesterol number is immediately associated to a higher chance of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease.... Read >
Author: John Adison06th June 2009
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a waxy fat like substance which is present in all the parts of the body. It is essential for the working of body. The origin of cholesterol is from dietary intake and liver production. Even though it is a major eleme... Read >
Author: ashleybr06th June 2009
Cholesterol is a waxy fat like substance which is present in all the parts of the body. It is essential for the working of body. The origin of cholesterol is from dietary intake and liver production. Even though it is a major element which is needed by th... Read >
Author: ashleybr09th January 2009
Obesity leads to various ailments and psychological problems. The muscles of obese persons are weak and flabby. Arthritis is also common in obese persons. The weight bearing joints are under constant stress and strain due to excess weight of the body. Blo... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt08th January 2009
High cholesterol levels can be very harmful to your body. Experts in the field of health and nutrition always recommend to keep the levels balanced in order to avoid many serious health conditions including heart diseases.
What is cholesterol?
Chole... Read >
Author: Calla06th January 2009
How does a diabetic know if they have poor circulation in their feet? There is an increased incidence of peripheral arterial disease in diabetics. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is defined as a narrowing or blockage of arteries that results in poor blo... Read >
Author: Dr. Marybeth Crane29th December 2008
Maintaining a health lifestyle by doing regular exercise, eating healthy food and reducing stress, are some of the ways to reduce cholesterol effectively and keep your heart healthy.
High cholesterol is one of the worst causes of heart diseases. Exces... Read >
Author: TedBrumby03rd December 2008
There is a little known bad effect of eating a high fiber diet. Most recommendation on the amount of fiber to eat is in the range of 30 to 40 gm per day. And as you age this becomes more important since high fiber diets help you remove excess cholesterol ... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva31st October 2008
Little by little larger numbers of people suffer from heart disease as a consequence of high cholesterol levels. There are many factors that enable the accumulation of cholesterol inside the organism, but the major cause is considered to be unhealthy diet... Read >
Author: peterhutch17th June 2008
Gallstones are stones that form in the gall (bile). Bile is a watery liquid made by the cells of the liver that is important for digesting food in the intestine, particularly fat. Liver cells secrete the bile they make into small canals within the liver. ... Read >
Author: James Sameul13th June 2008
Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. We can develop one large stone or a multitude of smaller ones. Many people with gallstones have no symptoms at all. Others go through life relatively symptom free, experiencing mino... Read >
Author: peterhutch20th May 2008
Gallstones are the most common and costly digestive disease in the United States, causing more than 800,000 hospitalizations annually at estimated cost of over five billion dollars. More than 20 million Americans have gallstones and approximately one mill... Read >
Author: peterhutch19th March 2008
Vegetables are packed full of antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. We need vegetables every day for a healthy, alkaline, and anabolic state. vegetables eliminate excess toxins and waste from our body and enhance our bodies. Raw veg... Read >
Author: peterhutch19th March 2008
Vegetables are packed full of antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients. We need vegetables every day for a healthy, alkaline, and anabolic state. vegetables eliminate excess toxins and waste from our body and enhance our bodies. Raw v... Read >
Author: peterhutch12th March 2008
Cholesterol is one of the body's fats. Cholesterol levels in the blood rise slightly with age, and women generally have a higher HDL-cholesterol level than men. Cholesterol is also found in the blood circulation of humans. Cholesterol is naturally prese... Read >
Author: Peter sams19th January 2008
Cholesterol is thought to become a problem for people over 40. Although this is not strictly true (as some children and young adults can also have high cholesterol), it is often the consequence of eating the wrong types of foods for many years. Certainly ... Read >
Author: Ade18th January 2008
Atherosclerosis is the result of smoking, too much fat in the diet (including cholesterol, see box" Ideal cholesterol levels "), and lack of proper exercise, coupled with excessive mental and emotional stress and strain. This causes a gradual buildup of f... Read >
Author: Alien06th January 2008
The statistics alone are enough to give anyone a heart attack. Heart disease is the culprit behind at least 30% of deaths in the United States, a killer even more prolific than cancer. Other afflictions of the circulatory system contribute even more fatal... Read >
Author: vincent platania29th August 2007
Many people can do with lowering the risk factors that lead to heart disease. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risk factors in one person. These include elevated blood pressure. Abdominal obesity (excessive fat tissue in and aro... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong06th June 2007
There is a little known bad effect of eating a high fiber diet. Most recommendation on the amount of fiber to eat is in the range of 30 to 40 gm per day. And as you age this becomes more important since high fiber diets help you remove excess cholesterol ... Read >
Author: Rudy Silva03rd May 2007
Cholesterol used to be a word of terror for people. Cholesterol is present in cell membranes and transported through blood plasma.
Cholesterol is produced inside body at the liver. The food we take also contains varying amounts of cholesterol. The b... Read >
Author: Dev Sri07th April 2007
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Could a few good bowel movements free you from the spotted grip of acne? While, clinical studies of the relationship between acne and colon health are lacking, medical research does lend validity to the possible li... Read >
Author: Naweko Nicole Dial30th March 2007
Just a little change in your lifestyle and food habits is enough to lower cholesterol(http://www.mitamins.com/disease/High-Cholesterol.html) and keep it low. High cholesterol is a big problem, but through effective treatment and supplementation, it need n... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team27th March 2007
Cholesterol in the Body
Contrary to popular belief, the liver creates most cholesterol and only a small percentage is acquired through food. However, the more saturated fat a person eats, the more cholesterol his or her body makes.
Cholesterol is a... Read >
Author: Steve Dolan27th March 2007
A small sac which is attached to the undersurface of the liver, that holds bile is the gall bladder.The liver produce a digestive juice called bile and it is used to break down dietary fats. The water is extracted by the gall bladder from its store of bil... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola01st February 2007
Cholesterol is a fatty, wax-like substance produced by the human organism and found in a wide variety of foods rich in saturated fat. In normal amounts, cholesterol has a series of beneficial roles inside the body, protecting blood cells from damage and a... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola06th January 2007
I have always enjoyed reading the health articles of The Good Doctor--Dr. W. Gifford-Jones. His articles have always provided the most down-to-earth, bone-marrow-wisdom kind of information about health problems and concerns. As a medical doctor, his philo... Read >
Author: Mary Desaulniers17th November 2006
When it comes to heart disease, people will naturally relate it either to high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol. But, how many of us really understand what cholesterol is, what its function is, and what causes it to be high.
Cholesterol is a wa... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock17th October 2006
Excess cholesterol deposition often results in cardiovascular maladies. People who tend to over eat and consume fat rich diets in excess are more prone to develop high level of LDL cholesterol. This LDL cholesterol that is also known as bad cholesterol is... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda16th October 2006
Excess cholesterol deposition in the body often turns out to be a facilitator of a host of maladies and complications such as coronary artery diseases. Although normal level of cholesterol is essential for hormonal functions, nerve protection and cell for... Read >
Author: Kanishk manchanda15th September 2006
Most people are unaware of the fact that having abnormal blood cholesterol levels seriously jeopardizes one's health. High blood cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease, rendering people very susceptible to suffering heart attack. Actually, the high... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola21st August 2006
In the past, doctors have focused on the ratio of our good cholesterol (HDL) to our total cholesterol but, in today's medical community, there is growing consensus that a closer look at bad cholesterol (LDL) is our best management tool.
Total Choleste... Read >
Author: Jacob Mabille21st August 2006
Previous studies had revealed that stress is linked to increased heart rate and weakened immune systems. However, a recent research conducted by the University College of London has found that over the long term, stress may actually raise cholesterol bloo... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock04th July 2006
Cholesterol is a fatlike substance which is found in the tissue of humans and other animals. It plays important roles in cell membrane structure, certain hormones, and manufacturing vitamin D. Our livers procude all of the cholesterol that we need for the... Read >
Author: David Silva01st June 2006
People with high blood cholesterol levels are very exposed to developing heart disease. High cholesterol levels are common to people with ages over 50, people with weight problems, people with gastro-intestinal disorders and people with diabetes. High blo... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola01st June 2006
Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced by the liver. This substance has many important roles inside the body and in small amounts it is very important in helping the activity of the organism. In the presence of cholesterol, the body is able to synthesi... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola01st June 2006
Increasingly larger numbers of people suffer from heart disease as a consequence of high blood cholesterol levels. There are many factors that enable the accumulation of cholesterol inside the organism, but the major cause is considered to be unhealthy di... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola01st June 2006
Cholesterol is a fatty, viscous substance produced by the liver. This substance has many purposes inside the body and in normal amounts it is benefic for the proper activity of the organism. Cholesterol has a very important role in protecting blood cells ... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola21st February 2006
Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance that is found in every cell of the body. It is involved in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, vitamin D, bile acids, and other tissues in the body. It also insulates nerves. Cholesterol is produced in t... Read >
Author: Lindsay Fox31st May 2005
Everyone has heard of cholesterol!
It's a kind of bogeyman for adults, especially for those of us who enjoy cheese, deep fried foods, and everything smothered in butter or mayo!
We all know it as the symptom that sets off alarm bells.... the indic... Read >
Author: Jay Chatterjee
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