Lower Cholesterol

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Exercise not only helps control weight, but also helps lower LDL and raise HDL. Always consult your doctor before starting an exercise regime.

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A recently study showed that stress can actually raise cholesterol. Lowering stress might lower cholesterol: It might not be a drastic reduction, but who needs stress anyway?

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Drug alternatives

Cleveland Clinic

Can herbal remedies or nutritional supplements help lower cholesterol the natural" way? Remember to check with your doctor before adding any supplements to your routine."""

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Therapeutic lifestyle changes

National Institutes of Health

Learn how to determine your risk factors for heart disease and lower your cholesterol. Find out how to improve your health with lifestyle modification.

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Get eight tips and fifty recipes to help you on your journey to better health and lower cholesterol.

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Cholesterol video

Health Central

What is cholesterol? Where does it come from? How can it lead to health issues? How do statins lower it? Find out with this short, informative video.

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Obesity and other health concerns, like high cholesterol, are on the rise in children. Teach children how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, starting with habits to lower cholesterol.

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Follow these tips, and you'll probably lose weight and lower cholesterol at the same time.

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Some foods help lower LDL cholesterol or help raise HDL cholesterol. Are you eating them?

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The skinny on fat

Harvard Univ

Not all fats are created equal. Find out which ones you should be using, and which ones to avoid, to help you lower cholesterol.

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From which fats to use and which to avoid, to tips when eating out, learn what the AHA recommends to lower cholesterol. Click the integrated links for more information.

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Zetia lowers cholesterol by a different mechanism than statins. Your doctor might prescribe both types of medicine to get a somewhat synergistic effect.

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Not nicotine, nicotinic acid

National Heart Lung & Blood Institute

Although the exact mechanism is not known, prescription nicotinic acid, or niacin, lowers LDL cholesterol and raises HDL cholesterol, but there are side effects.

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The role of statins

eMedicine Health

Statins lower cholesterol by inhibiting an enzyme in the liver. Learn more about the popular statin drugs, their effects, and possible side effects.

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