Lowering Cholesterol
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Burn that fat
WebMD
Lowering cholesterol with exercise is a start, but it might not be enough. Always consult your doctor before starting an exercise regime.
Relax your way to lower cholesterol
Medical News Today
A recent 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?
Drug alternatives
Cleveland Clinic
Can herbal remedies or nutritional supplements help lower cholesterol the natural way? Probably not as much as lowering cholesterol with drugs.
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Therapeutic lifestyle changes
National Institutes of Health
Determine your risk factors for heart disease and find out about lowering your cholesterol with lifestyle modification.
Heart-healthy foods
Food Network
Get fifty recipes and eight tips for lowering cholesterol, from the people at Food Network.
Cholesterol video
Health Central
What is cholesterol? Where does it come from? Why is lowering cholesterol so important? Find out with this short informative video.
It's never too early
Kids Health
Obesity and other health concerns are on the rise in children. Teach children how to maintain a healthy lifestyle through example, by lowering your own cholesterol.
Lose weight and cholesterol
Anne Collins
Follow these tips for lowering cholesterol, and you'll probably lose weight in the process.
Eat your way to lower cholesterol
Mayo Clinic
Lowering LDL cholesterol or raising HDL cholesterol might be just a bite away. Find out which foods do which.
The skinny on fat
Harvard Univ.
Not all fats are created equal. Lowering cholesterol might be as simple as substituting a few ingredients here and there.
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From American Heart
American Heart Association
From which fats to use and which to avoid, to tips when eating out, learn what the AHA recommends for lowering cholesterol. Click the integrated links for more information.
Cholesterol blocker
Zetia
Lowering cholesterol with statins might not be enough. Zetia lowers cholesterol by a different mechanism. Your doctor might prescribe both types of medicine to get a synergistic effect.
Lowering LDL cholesterol with prescription nicotinic acid gives that added benefit of raising HDL cholesterol, but there are other side effects. Find out here.
The role of statins
eMedicine Health
Statins inhibit an enzyme in the liver, thereby lowering cholesterol. Learn more about the popular statin drugs, their effects, and possible side effects.

