Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If a recent doctor's visit determined that you don’t have good cholesterol levels, don’t panic. But do ask for additional testing. Only then will you know what’s really going on and whether or not cholesterol is, for you, a serious heart risk…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE High cholesterol is not the primary heart risk factor that it was once believed to be. Still, I see the anxiety in patients’ faces when they tell me they have total cholesterol scores above 200. If you’re one of them, I’m here to tell you not to…
…another number which most cholesterol tests don’t measure—Lp(a). This is a small, dense and highly inflammatory type of cholesterol that can damage blood vessels. It can also make your blood “sticky” and cause a buildup of arterial plaque. So, which cholesterol tests should you request from your…
…should be predominantly large and “fluffy.” In fact, dense HDL particles can be more harmful than light LDL particles. Since the common cholesterol tests don’t check for fraction patterns, I recommend asking your doctor to prescribe the VAP test or the lipoprotein particle test. From what I understand…
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