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Cholesterol: The Basics (11)
Cholesterol is a fatty molecule that is manufactured by your liver. You need cholesterol in order to help you manufacture certain types of hormones. However, too much cholesterol circulating through the blood can lead to heart disease.

Causes (11)
There are many risk factors that are associated with high cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia. These include obesity, smoking, fatty diet, and living a sedentary life style.

Lipoproteins (5)
Lipoproteins and cholesterol--what is the connection?

Getting Tested (6)
Getting a cholesterol test is an important step in fighting heart disease, and may even save your life.

Your Results (6)
Once you have had your blood drawn for your cholesterol test, it will be sent to a laboratory for analysis. Your blood test results will have five numbers listed that will tell you how much cholesterol is in your bloodstream: HDL level, LDL level, VLDL level, triglyceride level, and total cholesterol level.

Nutrition (29)
For many people, following a healthy diet regimen can control high cholesterol.

Natural Alternatives (23)
Are you trying to prevent high cholesterol? Are your cholesterol levels mildly high, and you would like to try something to lower it to avoid taking conventional prescription medication? If you answered yes to any of these questions, a natural alternative may help you.

Prevention (1)

Medications & Treatments (59)
Although you may have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, there are many treatments options available to you. These treatments include natural medications that you can buy over the counter, prescription medications, and other alternative methods. Treatment options vary for person to person and new ones are being developed everyday.

High Lipids or Low Lipids? (17)
There are several classifications of cholesterol diseases. These mainly depend upon whether your blood fat levels are high or low and which type of blood fat level in not normal (for instance: triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, etc). Knowing which disease category you fit into will help you to understand what is abnormal and which treatment options are available to you.

Exercise (8)
Whether you have just been diagnosed with having high cholesterol or are just trying to prevent it, exercise can be a very important weapon to reduce obesity, increase muscle tone, and optimize cardiovascular health. Plus, many research studies indicate that moderate exercise raise levels of HDL (good cholesterol) and lower levels of LDL (bad cholesterol).

Heart Disease (8)
Cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis, lead up to the number one killer in the United States---heart attacks. Most of these diseases can be prevented by reducing cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Diabetes (8) If you are a Type I (IDDM) or Type II (NIDDM) diabetic, your chances of heart disease drastically increase if you also have been diagnosed with high cholesterol.