Monday, January 13, 2014

Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Myths and Facts

1. Study Shows Pomegranate Reduces Cholesterol And Prevent Heart ...

http://nocamels.com Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:18:22 GMT

A symbol of righteousness in Judaism, the pomegranate can now boast of another virtue – preventing heart disease. A recent study in Israel has shown that pomegranates significantly reduce the risk of heart disease caused ...

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2. Cholesterol 101 | The Happy Heart Course

http://happyheartcourse.com Fri, 25 May 2012 11:39:00 GMT

High cholesterol levels increase your chances of getting Heart Disease. For every 1% increase in the amount of cholesterol in our blood, there is a 2% increase in the risk of Heart Attack. Conversely, every 1% reduction in average cholesterol ...

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3. 'Dangerous' disassociation of cholesterol with heart disease

http://app.griffith.edu.au Fri, 25 Oct 2013 06:30:20 GMT

A Griffith University scientist has described the recent attempts to disassociate diets high in saturated fats and cholesterol from heart disease, as potentially 'very dangerous'. Professor Ian Hamilton-Craig from the Griffith ...

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4. How to talk to your doctor about cholesterol - KevinMD.com

http://www.kevinmd.com Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:00:45 GMT

Cholesterol medications can reduce the rate of heart disease, but there's a difference between absolute rate reduction and relative rate reduction. If a cholesterol medicine reduces your rate of heart disease by 50%, that ...

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5. High cholesterol does NOT cause heart disease or heart attacks ...

http://yellowthursday.com Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Dr. B.J. Hardick teaches in his Maximized Living Makeover that high cholesterol is NOT the cause of heart disease or heart attacks. He also urges patients to understand the numerous dangerous side-effects of ...

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6. Vegetable Oils, Cholesterol and Heart Disease Risk | HealthWorks ...

http://healthworkscollective.com Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:10:01 GMT

Although polyunsaturated fats are essential, corn and safflower oils, which contain high amounts of omega-6 and low amounts of omega-3 fatty acids may not be healthy.

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7. Cholesterol – A Major Risk of Heart Disease | Hello Doctor

http://www.hellodoctor.co.za Sat, 28 Dec 2013 07:30:51 GMT

High cholesterol is one of the major risk factors of heart disease, heart attack and stroke. However, you can successfully lower bad cholesterol levels by making certain diet and lifestyle changes. Remember, the body only ...

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8. Tri-Stemmet: Cholesterol and Heart disease

http://tri-stemmet.blogspot.com Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:30:00 GMT

Lately I've come across a few articles that question the relationship between Cholesterol and Heart disease. I've also read some articles which states that Statins (Cholesterol lower medication) are not necessary a good thing.

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9. Jimmy Moore: Cholesterol Clarity & the Truth About Heart Disease ...

http://180nutrition.com.au Tue, 01 Oct 2013 21:00:32 GMT

Please share with anyone you know who has high cholesterol or is on cholesterol lowering medication. Jimmy Moore talks 'Cholesterol Clarity'

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10. Lowering cholesterol could lower heart disease and cancer risk

http://wrightnewsletter.com Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:00:05 GMT

Groundbreaking research from Duke University finds that excess cholesterol could be linked to heart disease and breast cancer, especially once a metabolite called 27HC is formed. But natural, cholesterol-lowering ...

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Top 10 Cholesterol News for the Week Ending 11 January 2014

Latest News on Cholesterol from various sources across the globe.
1. Cholesterol - American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:33:45 GMT
What is cholesterol? The American Heart Association explains how cholesterol affect the heart. Learn about prevention of high cholesterol and treatment of high cholesterol, healthy cholesterol levels, ldl, hdl, athersclerosis, arteriosclerosis, ...
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2. What Your Cholesterol Levels Mean - American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:00:00 GMT
What are bad cholesterol levels? The American Heart Association explains healthy cholesterol levels and what your HDL cholesterol level, LDL cholesterol level, tryglyceride level and total cholesterol levels mean.
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3. Cholesterol levels linked to early signs of Alzheimer's in brain - NBC ...
http://www.nbcnews.com Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:36:36 GMT
High levels of “good” HDL cholesterol and low levels of the “bad” LDL kind are not just helpful for your heart, they're better for your...
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4. Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk – WebMD
http://www.webmd.com Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:23:51 GMT
Keeping cholesterol under control may help brain as well as heart, study suggests.
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5. Cholesterol Good : My Holistic Cruise
http://www.myholisticcruise.com Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:10:16 GMT
Cholesterol is absolutely essential for… Brain structure and function; Every cell membrane; All nerve function; Many hormones: pregnenelone, androstenedione, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, aldosterone, cortisol. testosterone; Ultimately for ...
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6. Study Shows Pomegranate Reduces Cholesterol And Prevent Heart ...
http://nocamels.com Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:18:22 GMT
A symbol of righteousness in Judaism, the pomegranate can now boast of another virtue – preventing heart disease. A recent study in Israel has shown that pomegranates significantly reduce the risk of heart disease caused ...
Read more ...
7. High good and low bad cholesterol levels are healthy for the brain, too
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Mon, 30 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT
High levels of “good” cholesterol and low levels of “bad” cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition in the brain that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in a pattern that mirrors the ...
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8. Will Big Med Give Up Its Cholesterol Cash-Cow? – LewRockwell.com
https://www.lewrockwell.com Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:01:36 GMT
Today more people than ever take statin cholesterol lowering drugs at the suggestion of their doctor. A news report says statins are widely prescribed “because they are so successful,” yet there is little evidence to draw that ...
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9. Foods which help lower Cholesterol - The Health Cloud
http://www.thehealthcloud.co.uk Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:00:54 GMT
Unfavourable cholesterol levels are a sign of poor cardiovascular health, and is a growing concern in the UK as well as a number of other countries.
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10. High Cholesterol [infographic] - Daily Infographic
http://dailyinfographic.com Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:00:08 GMT
Detecting high cholesterol early delay a heart attack later on in life.
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