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12 Foods that Can Save Your Heart

…health—and not a single one comes with food dyes or preservatives, or comes packaged in a box. 1. Onions and garlic contain allicin, which helps lower cholesterol levels. Onions also contain quercetin, which is a powerful bioflavonoid that prevents the "bad" LDL cholesterol from clogging your arteries. 2…

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10 Must-Know Facts About Cholesterol

…depends on it. It’s not surprising that a connection has been found between naturally occurring cholesterol and mental function, and that lower cholesterol levels are linked to poorer cognitive performance. 10) Some research suggests that doctors should be extremely cautious about prescribing statin…

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Should You Take A Statin Drug?

…taking statins after a heart attack reduces your risk of recurrent coronary events because of their ability to reduce inflammation rather than lower cholesterol.

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Information About Eggs & Heart Health

…Quiche * Salad Nicoise, Sinatra-Style Now it’s your turn: What is your favorite way to eat eggs? You May Also Be Interested In: * A Food to Lower Cholesterol * Could Avocados Replace Statins?

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3 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol at the Grocery Store

…cholesterol. 3. Oats are a powerful heart-healthy food. Research shows that beta glucan, a water-soluble fiber in oatmeal, oat bran, and oats, helps lower cholesterol. (This is the reason oat cereals can make their heart-healthy claims.) As I discussed earlier, fiber forms a gel-like material that inhibits the…

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Cholesterol Testing and Statins for Kids? Medicine’s Run Amok

Several months ago, a government panel recommended that all children in the U.S. get screened for high cholesterol by age nine, and younger if they have a family history of heart disease. Now, the debate is erupting again with critics who feel that this movement is being pushed by the drug…

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The FDA Finally Acknowledged Statins Can Cause Diabetes and Memory Loss

…coronary artery disease. For these patients, the benefits outweigh the potential risks—and the chief benefits are not statins’ ability to lower cholesterol. They are their anti-inflammatory and blood thinning properties. I’m also adamantly against statin drugs for cholesterol lowering in younger…

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Cranberry Slaw: A Heart-Healthy Thanksgiving Dish

…most heart-healthy foods on many Thanksgiving tables is cranberries. Studies have shown that these tiny red, sweet-tart berries can help to lower cholesterol and have a favorable impact on cholesterol interactions. Plus, cranberries are loaded with antioxidants. Many people serve cranberry sauce to…

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Is a Low-Fat, Vegetarian Diet Good for Your Heart?

…you have lots of time for food-prep, this non-processed, complex carbohydrate diet—which is extraordinarily high in fiber—will absolutely lower cholesterol drastically. Yet, is Dr. Esselstyn right that lowering your cholesterol will slash your future risk of developing heart disease or having a cardiovascular…

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