
Heart Disease
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart
Despite major advances in drugs and medical treatments, maintaining a healthy diet, being physically active, and not smoking are still the best approaches to preventing heart disease. Improving your diet lowers your risk for heart disease in many ways, including helping to lower high cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar and insulin levels, as well as preventing obesity and improving the function of your heart and blood vessels. Fortunately, a heart-healthy diet is relatively easy to... Learn more »
What to do about High Cholesterol
What to do about High Cholesterol offers up-to-date information to help you, or a loved one, keep cholesterol in check. The report spells out healthy, and unhealthy, cholesterol levels, and offers specific ways to keep cholesterol in line. The report explains cholesterol tests, the genetics of cholesterol, and treatments based on the latest scientific evidence. It covers the pros and cons of statins and other medications, and provides the lowdown on other substances advertised to lower... Learn more »
