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Acupuncture and High Cholesterol
Are you frustrated by your cholesterol level?  Have you tried all of the recommended solutions, such as exercise, diet, supplements and even cholesterol-lowering drugs?  Have you checked to see if there are any types of conditions that could be causing your high cholesterol level?  Have you addressed them? 
If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions, yet you still have a high cholesterol level, you might want to try a form of alternative medicine known as acupuncture. 
Acupuncture, which originated in China, is a procedure in which various points on the body are pressed either with fingers or needles.  It is believed that by pressing on these points, the body is given the necessary ‘energy’ to heal itself of various conditions, one of them being a high cholesterol level. (…)

What Causes High Cholesterol (LDL)
Besides diet, other causes of high cholesterol are lifestyle, gender and the heritage of the individual. (…)

There are many people who deal with high cholesterol levels, and while some may have inherited the medical problem, there are others who have developed cholesterol problems by eating an unhealthy diet that was high in foods that raise the levels of cholesterol. (…)

Beta-S, a new supplement that claims to lower high cholesterol is making some pretty large claims about the subject.  The supplement is made from Beta-Sitosterol and Citrus Pectin.  The manufactures claim that these two food substances are known to reduce high cholesterol when inge
sted together.  Not only do they claim that your cholesterol will be reduced but they are claiming that this supplement helps prevent the enlargement of your prostate.  When the supplement is taken thirty minutes before a meal or snack, there are some pretty amazing claims made about its effectiveness. (…)

High Cholesterol and Children

There is more and more evidence that high cholesterol and the build up of plague in the inside of your arteries can begin at childhood.  This would lead to heart disease and other coronary problems later down the road as an adult. 
Heart disease is still responsible for four hundred and fifty thousand deaths a year in the United States.  Thirty percent of this number had a heart related disease or a heart attack below the age of sixty five.  A good percentage of these patients have children that could be at risk for an early heart attack, stroke, or death. (…)

What Is Cholesterol? (…)