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Meatless Monday: Rolling the High (Cholesterol) Numbers

Ellen Kanner | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: Tofu, Plant Sterols, High Cholesterol, Statins, Soy, Hdl, Steel Cut Oats, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, Meatless Monday, Green News
Ellen Kanner

The irony is, I'm crazy about your great natural cholesterol-reducing foods. I love oatmeal. Oats weren't in the picture (or in the kitchen) when I was a kid. I came to this passion as an adult. They're so soothing, so filling, so energizing. We're not talking your wimpy instant oats.

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'If I Did That To Anyone Else, I'd Be In Jail'

Home Defenders League | Posted 02.22.2013 | Business
Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Modification, Openreporting, Wells Fargo, Foreclosure Horror Story, Steve Bailey, Foreclosure Horror Stories, Colorado, Loan Modifications, Foreclosure, Hdl, Firsthand, Home Defenders League, Denver, Video, Business News
Home Defenders League

For the next several weeks, HuffPost will be cross-posting "Foreclosure Horror Stories" from the Home Defenders League's "100 Stories Of What Wall Str...

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Why I Wish They'd Stop Running Medical Ads

Lisa K. Friedman | Posted 10.14.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Drug Advertisements, Power of Suggestion, Television Commercials, Triglycerides, Boniva, Toenail Fungus, Hdl, Aricept, Ldl, Restless Leg Syndrome, Pmdd, Rosacea, Fifty News
Lisa K. Friedman

Commercials have come a long way since those matching bathtubs on the hill. Of course I'm still worried about erectile dysfunction, but first I must get a handle on my LDL and HDL. Which one indicates a cholesterol problem again?

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How Much Do You Know About Cholesterol?

Posted 08.08.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cholesterol, Healthy Living, Triglycerides, Healthy Living Body, Cholesterol Basics, Personal Health, Ldl, Good Cholesterol, Cholesterol Levels, Hdl, Cholesterol Test, Video, Healthy Living News

How often should you have your cholesterol checked? What should your LDL be? How about your total cholesterol? And which is worse: stick margarine, eg...

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Cholesterol: The Good, The Bad And The Truth

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.15.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Cholesterol, Healthy Living Body, Ldl, Bad Cholesterol, Good Cholesterol, Heart Disease, Hdl, Healthy Living News
Dr. Dean Ornish

Rather than being concerned about how to raise your "good" cholesterol, eat a whole foods, plant-based diet--and spend a few minutes a day exercising, meditating, and loving more.

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Low-Carb Diet Trumps Low-Fat On 'Good' Cholesterol: Temple University Study

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Low Carb Diet, The Northeast, Hdl, Low Carb Diet HDL, Temple University, Low Carb Diet Good Cholesterol, Low Fat Diet Good Cholesterol, Low Fat Diet, College News

NEW YORK — Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds – and it might be better for ...

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A Supreme Court Justice Can be Fat and Fit

Arthur Agatston, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Dr. Steven N.Blair, Supreme Court Nominee, President Obama, Hdl, Supreme Court Candidates, David M. Souter, Fat, Obesity, Body Mass Index, Belly Fat, Fat and Fit, Health, Obesity Epidemic, Supreme Court Justice, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Healthy Living News
Arthur Agatston, M.D.

I can't speak for whether our Supreme Court candidates are fat and fit or not. But I can tell you not to judge a book (or a judge) by its cover.

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The Never-Ending Diet Wars

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Diets, Cholesterol, Atkins Diet, Health, Food, Low Fat Diets, Diet, Calorie Counts, Hdl, Healthy 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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