If you have been told that you need to lower your total Cholesterol level, here are some easy ways to get that lower number.
Exercise: One half hour of aerobic exercise, at least four days a week, will lower your LDL and raise your HDL.

Low fat diet: Your target fat calories per serving is less than 30 percent of total calories per serving. Use a calculator while shopping. Food labels have both total and fat calories per serving listed on the label. Divide the fat calories by the total calories and multiply the result by 100. Try to find brands that have less fat calories than you usually purchase. (more…)

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By the age of 55, about 30% of White American Men and 20% of White American women have a blood pressure reading above the recommended maximum 140/90. African Americans are worse off; about half of African American men and more than 40% of African American women have high blood pressure by the same age. (more…)

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