Category: high-cholesterol

If you’ve been diagnosed with high triglycerides, or hypertriglyceridemia, you’ve probably re-evaluated your diet and exercise habits, looking for ways to make them healthier. A healthy eating plan and increased physical activity are indeed important factors in lowering your triglyceride levels, but there are surprising culprits that can also contribute that may not be on… Continue reading Surprising Causes of High Triglycerides

Statins are the drug of choice when it comes to lowering the amount of cholesterol that circulates in the blood. For some people, however, statins are not enough. Fatty deposits made of cholesterol still build up in arteries (a condition known as atherosclerosis), and increase the risk of heart attack or stroke. A new not-yet-published… Continue reading Twice Yearly Injections Halve Bad Cholesterol in Patients With Clogged Arteries, Study Shows

“Triglycerides” and “cholesterol” are two terms you’ve likely heard in relation to heart health. Your doctor may have ordered blood tests to measure the levels of these substances in your blood to determine your risk for cardiovascular disease. (The American Heart Association recommends that adults 20 and older have their cholesterol — high-density lipoprotein (HDL,… Continue reading How Triglycerides and Cholesterol Are the Same, Different

If you’re one of the 94 million American adults living with high cholesterol, you’ve no doubt heard how important it is to follow lifestyle habits such as a healthy diet and exercise. Doing so can help lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad”) cholesterol and triglycerides, a form of fat that’s in the blood, as well… Continue reading Why Is Your Cholesterol Still High? 12 Common Reasons| Everyday Health

More than a quarter of Americans over the age of 40 are taking statins, according to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. At a time when heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, these popular, cholesterol-lowering drugs are often promoted for their ability to cut heart disease… Continue reading 10 Surprising Facts About Statins

High triglycerides, along with high total cholesterol levels, increase the likelihood that you will develop heart disease. If you have other risk factors, such as a family history of heart disease, or high blood pressure, your overall risk is even higher. Lowering triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol starts with making diet and lifestyle improvements, if needed.… Continue reading Medications To Lower Triglycerides and Cholesterol

More than 102 million Americans have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It's a condition that greatly raises the risk of heart disease in one-third of the people who have it. Although high cholesterol levels are often due to genetics or an unhealthy diet, lesser-known factors can also raise your… Continue reading Is Your Medication Raising Your Cholesterol

If your cholesterol numbers aren’t where they ought to be, working out should be a key part of your get-healthy strategy. The right kinds of workouts, done regularly, can raise heart-protecting HDL ("good") cholesterol levels and drop dangerous triglyceride levels, says Robert H. Eckel, MD, emeritus professor of medicine in the cardiology division at the University… Continue reading How Exercise Can Lower Bad Cholesterol

If you’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you may have taken steps to retool your daily routines to make them healthier, by eating a healthy diet, exercising, and, if your doctor prescribed cholesterol-lowering medications, taking them consistently. But could there be something you’ve missed that could be sabotaging your success as you work to reduce… Continue reading Common Cholesterol Mistakes

If you're taking a statin and are 65 or older, steering clear of the antibiotics Biaxin (clarithromycin) and erythromycin can help keep you safe from some uncommon — but potentially life-threatening — "drug-drug" interactions, according to research. These antibiotics can increase levels of commonly used statins, or lipid-lowering drugs, to dangerous levels — a side… Continue reading Cholesterol-lowering Drugs and Antibiotics a Dangerous Combination