Heart Health

Medical Summaries

What are your cholesterol numbers?
What are normal cholesterol numbers?
What is normal cholesterol range?
What is high cholesterol? This page answers these questions.





Have you had your cholesterol count checked lately?
Here is a table showing my cholesterol test numbers from Long's Drugs, at 2-year intervals, in 2004, 2006 and 2008. By testing your cholesterol levels more than once, you can see your trend over time.

1. The cholesterol numbers shown above are established by the American Heart Association.
2. The scales are linear.
3. The vertical alignment of the scales is arbitrary, and was done to align the white borderline areas, in order to facilitate comparisons.
4. The LDL levels shown with an asterisk are recommended for certain high-risk subjects.
5. As you can see, my cholesterol levels remained fairly stable over a 4-year period.

Do you need to lower your high cholesterol numbers? You may need to take statin drugs.

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1. Total Cholesterol  

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  milligrams per deciliter
  Reduce saturated fat
  240 = twice risk than at 200.

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 2. HDL
(normal risk group) 

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  Good Cholesterol -
  Higher is better
  Can't be too High

(high risk group) 

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1. Total Cholesterol  

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  milligrams per deciliter
  Reduce saturated fat
  240 = twice risk than at 200.

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 2. HDL
(normal risk group) 

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  Good Cholesterol -
  Higher is better
  Can't be too High

(high risk group) 

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3. LDL  

  Bad Cholesterol -
  Lower is better.
  Can't be too Low

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4. Cholesterol Ratio 

 Total Cholesterol / HDL

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5. Triglycerides  

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Must fast 12 hours before testing - drink only water.

     (low risk group)

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The tests above at Longs Drug Stores are performed by Heart Watch,
specialists in Corporate and Public Health Screenings.
Visit their website at WestCoastHealthServices.com,
to find the next testing date in a California city near you.

You should have your cholesterol numbers tested periodically.
If the LDL test numbers are too high, take action.
Test again after a few months.

You can reduce your high cholesterol naturally,
but it takes DILIGENCE!
You just have to try hard.

My Daily Regimen
Fish Oil - 3 capsules
Flax seed oil - 1 tbl
Psyllium (plantago husks)
Lecithin granules
More fish, less meat
Green Tea

Avoid TFAs - trans fatty acids.
Hydrogenated = Plasticized
Partially hydrogenated = partial plastification, PLUS resultant, unpredictable Trans Fatty Acid production.

Every day, I prestir together (dry) -
2 heaping tsp of bulk psyllium husks, and 2 heaping tsp of SOY lecithin granules -

Then, I stir vigorously while adding 8 ounces of lukewarm water - take a deep breath, and swallow the mixture in about 12-14 swallows. Great for the bowels and great for the arteries.

READ the Ingredient LABELS like crazy.
If the word "hydrogenated" appears in ANY form, don't eat it .
The worst offenders - Cakes, candy bars, cookies, corn chips, crackers, cup-o-noodles, doughnuts, fish sticks, french fries, microwave popcorn, pastry, pies, potato chips, vegetable oil, vegetable shortening, frozen waffles, etc., to name a few.

Here is the best TFA Foods List that I have found to date (large file, but worth the wait, if you want to see the true lowdown!).

Did you have time for, and appreciate the link above? Got more time? Wanna be blown away by official government data? Everything Added to Food in the United States - EAFUS (be very patient - 3,000 additives).

Reduce Saturated Fat Intake
- NO TFAs! (trans fatty acids)
- NO hydrogenated anything
- NO partially-hydrogenated anything

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