Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol: An Indispensable Guide to The Facts About Cholesterol

Book Description
High cholesterol is an important risk factor for heart disease, heart attack, and strokes. Cholesterol screening is one of the most widely administered and evaluated blood tests, yet most of us don’t realize that our bodies require some cholesterol to function normally. In Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, nutritionist Anita Hirsch dispels the myths surrounding this blood lipid, clearly differentiates good cholesterol from bad, and provides the knowledge you need to drastically improve your cholesterol health. Organized in an easy-to-browse format, Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol features: · The facts on all the varieties of cholesterol, including HDL, LDL, and VDL · How to determine what your blood cholesterol test results mean for you · Guidance on how to manage your cholesterol levels—through diet, exercise, and stress management · Fourteen delicious recipes that help lower cholesterol as well as tips on modifying your own recipes with healthier ingredients Packed with information that no health-conscious person should be without, Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol will show you how to make simple changes to achieve optimum health and vitality.


About the Author
ANITA HIRSCH, M.S., R.D., has worked in the food and nutrition fields for almost thirty years—more than twenty of them spent developing and testing recipes for health books and magazines at Rodale Press, Inc. She has taught courses in food and cooking at the college level, and writes a "quick and healthy" column for several newspapers. She lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania.


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High cholesterol is an important risk factor for heart disease, heart attack, and strokes. Cholesterol screening is one of the most widely administered and evaluated blood tests, yet most of us don't realize that our bodies require some cholesterol to function normally. In Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol, nutritionist Anita Hirsch dispels the myths surrounding this blood lipid, clearly differentiates good cholesterol from bad, and provides the knowledge you need to drastically improve your cholesterol health. Organized in an easy-to-browse format, Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol features: The facts on all the varieties of cholesterol, including HDL, LDL, and VDL. How to determine what your blood cholesterol test results mean for you, Guidance on how to manage your cholesterol levels -- through diet, exercise, and stress management. Fourteen delicious recipes that help lower cholesterol as well as tips on modifying your own recipes with healthier ingredients. Packed with information that no health-conscious person should be without, Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol will show you how to make simple changes to achieve optimum health and vitality.


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