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Cholesterol lowering short stories

Since February is Healthy Heart Month I wanted to talk a bit about the common drug prescribed to many people to lower cholesterol, Statins.  Cardiovascular disease is a growing epidemic in this country is a top killer not just in this country but worldwide. Estimated costs of treating heart disease in the US will go [...]

If you have been looking for natural approaches for lowering your cholesterol, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about plant stanols and sterols lately. Just what are plant stanols and sterols and why does the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommend them as a natural approach for lowering cholesterol? Stanols and sterols are natural substances [...]

Canadian researchers say that combining prebiotics (this is the product that you take before you take the probiotic to make the Probiotic (friendly bacteria) multiply and soy protein may lower cholesterol levels and boost heart health. Consumption of a soy-food-based diet, providing soy protein and isoflavones in combination with 10 g per day of oligofructose-enriched [...]