Cholesterol keeps going up!?

You should consider taking a statin drug, which should lower your bad cholesterol significantly. Adopting a diet that is low in cholesterol should help, too.

Your levels are alright, but you should be aware that HDL is good cholesterol and LDL is bad cholesterol, you have high level of LDL, so it requires attention, some lifestyle modifications like eat...

The breakdown range of total and LDL cholesterol numbers is as follows. 1. Normal Cholesterol Readings - A total level less than 200 mg/dl or LDL level less than 130 mg/dl is considered normal. ...

When it comes to getting your cholesterol down, there is more to it than adding oatmeal and cheerios to your already bad diet. You need to eat high protein, low fat, low carb in order to have a ch...

A very high serum iron level can cause damage to your liver which is why you are being referred to a specialist. You haven't said why your iron is high; were you taking iron supplements to imp...

Two folds: medications and lifestyle modification Medications: Main stream is to use an HMG CoA inhibitor, such as lipitor, crestor, zocor. Other medications include fish oil, fibrates, niacin,...

Most probably the nurse must have said she is doing CORTISOL level and creatinine in urine. This is done when they suspect some endocrine problem like cushing's syndrome. It is not advisable...

Some people have a genetic predisposition to have high cholesterol. It's best to get on medication. In the meantime, you have to give up all food that comes from animals including milk, eggs...