Do you love to eat fatty foods? If so, then you could be a candidate for certain heart related problems. According to medical studies, the incidence of heart attacks and coronary artery disease is a result of an escalation of blood cholesterol levels. For that reason, people with cholesterol levels that are above the norm [...]

Two factors affecting total cholesterol, age and heredity, those can’t be controlled. But many can. So what are healthy levels of LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides? With HDL (good) cholesterol, higher levels are better. Low HDL cholesterol (less than 40 mg/dL for men, less than 50 mg/dL for women) puts you at higher risk [...]

Cholesterol, like fat, cannot move around the bloodstream on its own because it does not mix with water. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted. Too much of this circulating cholesterol can injure arteries, especially the [...]

Here are some reasons why diabetics suffer more when they are smoking : You are more likely to get nerve damage (neuropathy). This is because smoking affects your blood circulation and that in turn means your nerve endings are not getting the they need. If this happens to the nerves in your feet it could [...]