Healthy Helpings: Plant the seed for a healthy heart

As many people look for a way to lower their cholesterol, plant sterols are gaining in popularity.

'Good' cholesterol's heart benefits challenged

Having naturally high levels of "good" cholesterol doesn't lower the risk of heart attacks as believed.

Cholesterol Plummets Naturally With New Android App by Nutrition and Fitness Expert Dr. Janet Brill

For every 1% reduction in LDL (bad) cholesterol, risk of heart disease drops by about 2%. Dr. Janet Brill’s new Cholesterol Down mobile app for Android promotes significant LDL reduction in 4 weeks without prescription drugs. (PRWeb May 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/LDL/cholesterol/prweb9452036.htm

Raising 'good cholesterol' may not help much

The name alone sounds so encouraging: HDL, the "good cholesterol." The more of it in your blood, the lower your risk of heart disease. So bringing up HDL levels has got to be good for health. Or so the theory went.

Raising 'good cholesterol' may not always cut heart attack risk

Washington, May 17 (ANI): A new study has cast doubts on a popular assumption that raising a person's HDL - the so-called 'good cholesterol' - will necessarily lower the risk of a heart attack.