Becky Captain is a nurse practitioner in preventive cardiology. Becky answers the questions: what is cholesterol? What is HDL and LDL cholesterol? What is good and bad cholesterol? What should…
Niacin can help raise “good” cholesterol numbers
Dear Dr. Gott:
Read more on Tulsa World
Tags: raise, help, good, tulsa world, Niacin, Cholesterol
More ‘good’ cholesterol is not always good for your health
( University of Rochester Medical Center ) A new study finds that a high level of HDL, or the so-called “good” cholesterol,…
New way found to boost good cholesterol in mice
Two research teams have found a new way to increase levels of so-called “good” cholesterol in mice, they said on Thursday in a…
My mom has high cholesterol, so she’s supposed to avoid eggs, red meat, and butter. I want to make her a mother’s day breakfast next week, but I don’t know…