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How Menopause Affects Cholesterol —And How to Manage It
Kelly Officer, 49, eats a vegan diet and shuns most processed foods. So, after a recent routine blood test revealed that she had high cholesterol, “I was shocked and upset,” she says, “since it never has been [high] in the past.”
Officer is not alone. As women enter menopause, cholestrol levels jump—by an average of 10-15%, or about 10 to 20 milligrams per deciliter. (A healthy adult cholesterol range is 125-200 milligrams per deciliter, according to the National Library of Medicine.)
This change often goes unnoticed amidst physical symptoms and the general busyness of those years. But, says D...
Source: TIME: Health - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Harmon Courage Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
How to Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
In the years following World War II, physicians in the U.S. and Europe noticed a surprising phenomenon: rates of heart attack and stroke fell dramatically in many places. Autopsies from this period also revealed reduced rates of atherosclerosis, which is a buildup of fatty arterial plaques that causes cardiovascular disease.
At first, experts were perplexed. But as time passed, many concluded that wartime food deprivations and the forced shifts in people’s diets—namely, big reductions in the consumption of red meat and other animal products—contributed to the heart-health improvements. Later work, particu...
Source: TIME: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Why Older People Love Pickleball So Much
Chances are, you already know someone who’s an avid pickleball player. America’s fastest-growing sport—a cross between tennis, badminton, and ping-pong—can be played as either a singles or doubles game, though doubles is typically more popular. Points can only be accrued by the side that’s serving, and the winner is the first side to get to 11 points and be leading by at least two.
Invented in 1965 in Bainbridge Island, Washington, pickleball has gained popularity during the pandemic, growing 14.8% between 2020 and 2021. According to the 2022 Sports & Fitness Industry report, more than hal...
Source: TIME: Health - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Holly Burns Tags: Uncategorized Exercise & Fitness freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Drinking Black Tea May Lower Mortality Risk, Study Suggests
While green tea has a long-standing reputation for health benefits, research has been much more mixed on black tea. One problem, says Maki Inoue-Choi, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, is that large observational studies on tea and mortality have focused on countries like Japan or China—places where green tea is more popular.
To fill this gap, Inoue-Choi and her colleagues analyzed data in the United Kingdom, where black tea drinking is common. After surveying about 500,000 people and following them for a median of 11 years, the results, published Aug. 29 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, ...
Source: TIME: Health - August 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Latest statins guidance keeps more conservative approach to preventing first stroke or heart attack
The US Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday announced its latest guidelines on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke. The recommendations are virtually unchanged from prior guidance but are now supported by additional research, the group said.
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins needed for those at high risk of heart attack, stroke, expert panel reiterates
An authoritative panel of experts on Tuesday reiterated its call for people between ages 40 and 75 to take statins if they are at high risk for a first heart attack or stroke.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stopping taking statins may raise risk of heart attack, stroke and even death, warns study
STATINS are a group of drugs that can be vital for those living with high cholesterol. They work to lower the amount of low density lipoprotein - also referred to as "bad" cholesterol - in the blood by reducing its production in the liver. While they can bring with them unwanted side effects, research has shown that cutting them out completely could have even more serious consequences.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High cholesterol: Study finds surprising link between laughing and 'bad' cholesterol
HIGH cholesterol indirectly kills millions a year through conditions such as cardiovascular disease and stroke. But could laughing daily help to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of these conditions?
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Statins warning: The drink that may ‘block’ the cardio-protective effects of the drug
STATINS have become a critical line of defence in the war on cardiovascular disease, offering unmatched protection against heart attacks and stroke. Certain drinks, when consumed alongside the cholesterol-lowering drug, however, may blunt the pill's protective effects.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People With Diabetes Are More Vulnerable to Heart Disease. How to Reduce the Risk
If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, know that you’ve got plenty of company. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that in 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, 37.3 million adults in the U.S.—about 11.3% of the population—had the chronic condition, and that number continues to grow.
Type 1 diabetes develops when the body isn’t able to produce insulin, and Type 2 occurs when the body doesn’t use insulin correctly. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, and when it’s uncontrolled, a person’s blood sugar can jump to dangerous levels that requ...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elaine K. Howley Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
High cholesterol: The warning sign that tends to emerge near the ‘corner of the eyelids’
HIGH cholesterol sets the stage for heart attack and stroke by depositing fatty molecules inside the arteries. There are no clinical symptoms for the condition itself, but certain bodily changes may be hinting at the condition.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High cholesterol: The ‘tasty’ and ‘cholesterol-busting’ fruit you should eat - expert
HAVING high cholesterol levels can be potentially dangerous if not dealt with. It means you have too much of a fatty substance called cholesterol in your blood. An excess of cholesterol can block your blood vessels meaning you are more likely to have heart problems or a stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Heat Waves Could Have Long-Term Impacts on Your Health
Health officials from the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Japan have been warning residents to stay out of the sun as the northern hemisphere experiences some of the highest early summer temperatures ever recorded. It’s not just to prevent heat-stroke, but to prevent the long-term consequences as well. As climate change drives summer temperatures even higher than usual, medical researchers are starting to find links between sustained heat exposure and chronic health conditions ranging from diabetes to kidney stones, cardiovascular disease and even obesity. “While increased risk for heat stroke is an obvious manifes...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Evergreen healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news
What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but it’s not something we usually associate with kids. In many cases, however, the seeds of heart attacks and strokes may be sown in childhood.
That’s because high or abnormal cholesterol levels, which are a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, are not uncommon in kids. “People may feel that cholesterol is mostly an adult issue, which is not correct,” says Dr. Nivedita Patni, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Health in Dallas and an assistant professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
About 1 in 5 child...
Source: TIME: Health - July 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sandeep Ravindran Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Statins: Numbness in four parts of the body may signal nerve damage - 'can be permanent'
STATINS confer adequate protection against major cardiac events like heart attack and stroke. The cholesterol-controlling drug has been known to interfere with certain biological mechanisms, however, which could result in numbness in some body parts.
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
