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		<title>Effects of Statin Drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statins are commonly prescribed cholesterol medications for people with CAD or coronary artery disease. It is also used to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest in heart patients. There are many Statin drugs available; among them are Lipitor, Lescol, Pravachol, Mevacor, Zocor and Crestor. This drug has many benefits, which include stabilizing plaques in a person’s arteries, reducing inflammation, lowering cholesterol levels and decreasing clotting in veins among other things. Who uses Statins? People with heart ailments are prescribed Statins to lower their cholesterol levels. This also works as a method for weight control but should not be taken by people who want to lose weight but do not have existing heart problems. Patients who cannot take Statins however are given an alternative drug to reduce cholesterol levels. There are many potential side effects of Statins and muscular problems are one of them. According to the American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, Statins can also lead to pain in the extremities along with cognitive problems. Cognitive problems refer to the difficulty in focusing on what you are doing. Gastrointestinal effects such as an upset stomach, gas and nausea are also among the side effects. Some patients experience headaches, rashes, inadequate sleep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cardio Workout Benefits The Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardio Workout Benefits The Heart Everyone has wondered at some point in time which cardio exercise is better. To put it in simple terms, both low and high intensity exercises will help you to burn off body fat. The question here is which is the most effective to burn off more body fat. When scientists first discovered that during intensive exercises, your body burns glycogen, which is a form of stored carbohydrates that are stored in your liver and muscles for energy. During low intensity exercises, your body will burn a lot of fat. If your wondering whether or not it works, the answer is no because there are so many obese people still around. Even though they are working out with low intensity routines, it still makes you wonder how it can be. The scientists were right when they said the human body burns more body fat during low intensity exercises like walking or swimming. During a high intensity exercise such as running, the body will burn a lot more calories. Even if some of the calories burnt are from glycogen, there are still many fat calories burned as well. To put the icing on the cake, when your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Healthy! How to Lower Cholesterol Levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Healthy! How to Lower Cholesterol Levels There has been plenty in the news about the evils of a high cholesterol level. It’s not just hype either; studies have shown that a high cholesterol number is directly linked to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease. In order to live healthy, you need to get that number under control and for most of us that means to bring it lower. But how do you lower cholesterol? The good news is that there are plenty of options in how to lower cholesterol through lifestyle modifications and medication in certain circumstances. You are What You Eat Yes, it’s true. Your diet does indeed have a direct correlation to your overall health, no matter what your great uncle told you about eating bacon every day and living to a ripe old age of 96. Our diets today are simply not conducive to a healthy lifestyle, which is why we have seen a rise in obesity as well as an increase in conditions like diabetes and heart disease. There are plenty of ways to learn how to lower cholesterol through good diet choices. First, go for the fruits and vegetables first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Cholesterol Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding Cholesterol Numbers Your complete lipoprotein profile consists of cholesterol numbers including total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglyceride (TG) levels. Cholesterol numbers are very crucial to every human being. In fact, every individual after their 20 years of age should check their cholesterol level in a five years interval, if not otherwise recommended by doctors. The blood test signifying the cholesterol numbers is known as lipoprotein profile. This blood test is arranged by following a 10-12 hours of fasting. Significance of Cholesterol Numbers Cholesterol numbers are beneficial because they encode the level of different types of cholesterol in a quantifiable fashion. If it is not possible for you to find out the complete lipoprotein profile, understanding cholesterol numbers concerning total cholesterol level and HDL cholesterol level can offer you the essential idea about the status of the cholesterol content in your body. If your total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol numbers are more than 200mg/dL and less than 40mg/dL respectively, you should consult your doctor for a lipoprotein profile to be done. Cholesterol numbers imply whether the individual is at risk for developing coronary complications in recent days or not. In fact, it helps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facts Worth Learning About Cholesterol</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facts Worth Learning About Cholesterol There is both good and bad cholesterol which means that it is important to be able to distinguish between each type and knows how it affects a person’s health and knows the ways and means to lower it in case such is required. The different types of cholesterol are LDL and HDL and the former is a bad type because when there is excess of it in a person’s blood it will build up in the inner walls of his or her arteries which can end up causing the blocking of the arteries and thus causes atherosclerosis that is not a desirable condition. HDL In High Quantities Will Prevent Heart Attacks However, the good form of cholesterol is HDL, which when present in high quantities will actually aid in preventing heart attacks, though when the level of HDL is low, it can put the person at risk of experiencing a heart attack. There is another aspect to cholesterol and that is triglyceride, which is a type of fat that is obtained from the food that you eat and which is also produced in the body, and when there is a high level of triglycerides, you [...]]]></description>
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