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You might know that HDL cholesterol is the good kind of cholesterol, but there s a lot more to learn about what it can do for you. And you can t just assume that you have a sufficient level of it in your body and leave it at that. Have you ever tried to check the level of bad cholesterol you have. If you ve got a very high level of LDL cholesterol the bad stuff you probably also have a level of HDL that is very high, too. Only a few years ago, the findings of various studies showed that low levels of HDL cholesterol were correlated with heart disease. What that means is that it doesn t matter if the overall level of blood cholesterol is normal; if you have a low level of HDL in your blood you ll still be at risk for heart disease. A normal level of HDL for men is 40mg dL and for women, 50mg dL. The question you re probably asking is this: what makes this cholesterol good . Well, it s not really the cholesterol itself that is beneficial, but rather the drive. HDL molecules are composed of lipids, protein, and a kind of cholesterol that wipes down artery walls, removing the build-up of cholesterol. Then it moves it to the liver where it gets eliminated via the gastrointestinal...

As people age, their vision changes. They may suddenly need reading glasses and many people develop eye problems such as cataracts that make it hard to stay on top of their game. Fortunately, new options mean even the most eyeglass-dependent person can now easily improve his or her vision-and more easily enjoy life. When Gary Player, who is only one of five men ever to win golf s Career Grand Slam, decided to have eye surgery, he became just like a weekend duffer. Like millions of healthy, active adults, Player was suffering from the limitation of poor vision caused by two conditions that eventually affect middle-aged and older adults-cataracts and presbyopia. These were having a negative effect on his lifestyle. I was miserable. For seven years I lived with not being able to see my golf ball land in the fairway, not being able to read to my grandchildren and being worried about driving my car at night, said Player, who still competes professionally around the world. Thomas Coffman, a cataract surgeon in Palm Beach, Florida, who gave him very good news. Coffman told Player about the advanced ReZoom Multifocal Lens that is used to treat healthy, active adults who want to be...

It s Thursday afternoon, you have thirty minutes to get from work, go by the house and pickup Heath, Jamie s already at basketball practice, oh, and what about dinner. Does this scenario seem familiar. If you re a working Mom, I can promise that it is a familiar scene. So how do you make healthy food choices, when you only have fifteen minutes to prepare your meals. Well, the first thing you should realize is that quite often, healthy choices do not necessarily equate to two hour meals. You can make healthy food choices that are as quick to prepare or pickup as the unhealthy ones. For example, sub sandwiches are a healthier alternative than pizza or burger and fries, but do not really take any longer to pickup. Salads can be prepared in just a few short minutes, and provide for the necessary vegetable daily requirement. Don care for the usual salad. Make a Waldorf or fruit salad, either way you ve changed it up a bit, and still provided a health choice. As for the dressing, oil based or vinegar based dressings are much better for you than the cream based, and are really more tasteful. Okay, suppose salads aren t what your kids like. What about other prepared foods that are...

Nightmares are the type of dream everyone fears and wants to avoid. By their nature, these dreams are fearful, but often they need to be faced. The mind may be presenting them to us in such a dramatic manner because we have ignored a message for a prolonged period of time and it s resorting to more drastic means to get our attention. The truth is, many nightmares are actually gifts that we should be thankful for because they are trying to help us. Avoidance is the wrong response. The strong emotions evoked by these intense dreams are cries for help, and like a baby crying in the night for attention they will not be denied. The longer you ignore them, the louder they will get. Therefore ignoring nightmares is not only the wrong response, it s impractical in that it will make them worse. Sometimes the subconscious mind will work with your nightmares to bring resolutions without you being consciously aware of the entire process. But when nightmares become recurring, then it s a sign that your conscious attention is being sought. It s more common to wake up in the middle of a nightmare than during a regular dream. It s also more common to remember a nightmare. This is, again, by...

Are you gaining weight. Does this make you worry about your cholesterol level. Do you feel like you need to do something about your eating habits particularly your cholesterol diet. What is the first thing to consider in a low cholesterol diet. Knowing the purpose of a low cholesterol diet will make you adhere to it more sincerely. Then before indulging in any strict diet, low cholesterol diet included, you have to know why some foods are safe to eat and why some are not. However, a lifestyle change that would include a good cholesterol diet as a first step would work best. The basic of cholesterol lowering diet is the decrease in the total intake of saturated fat, calories, and cholesterol in the body to decrease weight. These types of foods are mainly fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables have very high fiber content; this soaks cholesterol like sponge and disposes it out of the body. Apples, oranges and pears are high fiber foods. This includes oats and carrots. Pasta, whole grains and potatoes are samples of complex carbohydrates. If you want to go on a cholesterol diet you should minimize your intake of the day s total saturated fat calorie by 7 and fat by 25-35...