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Lower Your Risk Of Heart Disease Without Drugs

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Trigylcerides, Niacin, Statins, How to Manage Cholesterol, Health, Drugs, Heart Medication, Manage Cholesterol, Niaspan, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

If you say your genes are responsible, you are mostly wrong. It is the environment working on your genes that determines your risk. In other words, it is the way you eat, how much you exercise, how you deal with stress and the effects of environmental toxins.

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The Dieter's Best Friends Series: Top Ten Foods for Appetite Control--Part 1

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Almonds, Diets, Cholesterol, Satiety, Manganese, Dieting, Food, Glycemic Index, Cortisol, Carbohydrates, Diet, Magnesium, Insulin, Living News
Dr. Nicholas Perricone

Because they are rich in the good fats, almonds have a high satiety factor. That is, they help us to feel full, which also helps us to eat less.

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Why Cholesterol May Not Be the Cause Of Heart Disease

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Mark Hyman, Cholesterol, C-Reactive Protein, Health, Mark Hyman MD, Homocysteine, Inflammation, Heart Disease, Ultrawellness, Functional Medicine, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

We see prominent ads on television and in medical journals -- things like 36% reduction in risk of having a heart attack. But we don't look at the fine print. What does that REALLY mean and how does it affect decisions about who should really be using these drugs.

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7 Healthy Reasons To Enjoy Chocolate--Without the Guilt!

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Dopamine, Dark Chocolate, Cholesterol, Chocolate, Patricia Fitzgerald, Cocoa, Serotonin, Antioxidant, Flavonoid, Guilt-Free Chocolate, Living News
Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

It might not be much of a surprise when we read about how eating broccoli can lower the risk of certain cancers, or how loaded with antioxidants fruit...

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Consumers and Cereal Boxes

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: General Mills, Cholesterol, Oatmeal, Kellogg's, Food and Drug Administration, Federal-Trade-Commision, Cereal, Living News
Christopher Brauchli

Recent events suggest that cereal companies may want to return to the days of freebies in boxes instead of health claims on boxes.

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Buyer Beware: Statins To Lower Cholesterol Are Not a Panacea

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: The Wisdom of Menopause, Crestor, Women's Bodies Women's Wisdom, Statins, Women's Health, Cholesterol, Healthy Lifestyle, Inflammation, Statin Drugs, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

I'm sure that many of you read about the study showing that Crestor, a popular statin drug manufactured by AstraZeneca, has been found to confer an ad...

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Can Red Yeast Rice Help Your Cholesterol Levels?

cnn.com | Ray Hainer | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: High Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Red Yeast Rice, Supplements, Health, Wellness, Living News

Now a new study suggests that an over-the-counter dietary supplement sold at pharmacies and health-food stores may be a workable alternative for peopl...

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Do You Tell Your Doctor The Whole Truth?

Los Angeles Times | Karen Ravn | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol, Lying, Personal Health, Exercise, Health, Doctor, Doctor/Patient Relationship, Diet, Medicine, Living News

Bill Moore of Pacific Grove was barely in his 20s when he found out he had cholesterol trouble. This was bad news for Moore because his father had ...

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The Top 5 Cholesterol Myths

health.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Men's Health, Cholesterol, Personal Health, Health, Living News

Even if you think you know everything there is to know about cholesterol, there may be a few more surprises in store. Check out these common myths abo...

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The Statin Scams

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol, Nutrition, Scam, High-Cholesterol, Statin, Doctors, Scams, High Cholesterol, Sharon Begley, Health, Paul Krugman, Living News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

When the truth about the house of cards that is the cholesterol-lowering establishment really gets out, it'll make credit default swaps look like a 1st grade prank.

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Top 10 Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol

Dr. M.J. Wegmann | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Food, Cholesterol, Apple, Top 10, Organic, Soluble-Fiber, Almonds, Salmon, Sterols, Testosterone, Apples Broccoli, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Walnuts, Olive Oil, High Cholesterol, Blueberries, Estrogen, Soluble Fiber, Avocado, Oatmeal, Stroke, Progesterone, Health, Fish, High-Cholesterol, Fiber, Ldl, Heart Attack, Living News
Dr. M.J. Wegmann

When it comes to education and testing, greater numbers amount to greater success, but when it comes to cholesterol the higher the score the worse you often are.

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Study: Cholesterol Drug Lowers Blood Clot Risk

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Cholestoral Drugs, Cholesterol, Medicine, Crestor, Blood Clots, Lipitor, Living News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing...

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Nutrition and the Obama Moment

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Autism, Cholesterol, Obama, Joe the Plumber, Autism Vaccines, Health, Low-Fat, Nutrition, Obama Intellectualism, President Obama, Obama Administration, Anti-Intellectual, 2008 Presidential Election, Bush Administration, Obama Presidency, Anti-Intellectualism, Intellectualism, Liberal Elite, American Idol, Living News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

There's good reason to think that intellectualism is on the ropes, but maybe this will change now that we have in the White House a guy who actually understands nuance and complexity.

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Am I Slowly Giving Myself a Heart Attack?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol, Heart, Oatmeal, Stephanie Izard, Martini, Bloggers, Disease, Health, Banana, Wine, Padma, Top Chef, Living Proof, Volgman, Quaker, Women and Heart Disease, Heart Disease, Preventing Heart Disease, Living News
Leslie Goldman

Our gender may not believe we're as vulnerable as our male counterparts, but we account for nearly half of all heart attack deaths.

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The Never-Ending Diet Wars

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Diets, Cholesterol, Atkins Diet, Health, Food, Low Fat Diets, Diet, Calorie Counts, Hdl, Living News
Dr. Dean Ornish

A new study reports that the Atkins diet can be just as healthy as a low-fat diet. But don't start buying bacon yet. This research has some serious flaws.

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Are Cholesterol Drugs Worth The Money?

BusinessWeek | John Carey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Statin, Cholestoral Drugs, Lipitor, High Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Pfizer, Business News

Martin Winn's cholesterol level was inching up. Cycling up hills, he felt chest pain that might have been angina. So he and his doctor decided he shou...

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