Fasting Before Blood Tests: Importance, Necessity, and Consequences
Fasting before certain blood tests is crucial for accurate results and proper diagnosis. Adhering to fasting guidelines and healthcare provider recommendations ensures optimal health outcomes for patients.
How To Read Your Lipid Panel Results
Most people don’t think about their cholesterol levels until a doctor orders a lipid panel for them. There are no symptoms of having high cholesterol. That’s how you can go from living your life normally one day and having your whole world turned upside down the next. If your lipid panel results come back high, what […]
The Silent Killer of Women: Heart Disease
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans. It kills more women and men each year than all types of cancer combined. While men and women share many factors and symptoms, there are differences between the sexes in regards to heart health that are easily and often overlooked, resulting in […]
Cholesterol Myths Busted!
Cholesterol is widely misunderstood. For instance, did you know that your body not only needs cholesterol, but it also makes it? Cholesterol is a fatlike substance contained in all cells within the body. The body needs and uses cholesterol in the production of things such as hormones and vitamin D. So if our body needs cholesterol, why does it […]
What is a Lipid Profile and Why You Should Know!
Reduce Your Risk Factors for Heart Disease with a Lipid Profile Intro Knowing your cholesterol levels is an essential part of understanding your own risk for heart disease. The American Heart Association recommends that everyone over age 20 get a cholesterol test, known as a lipid profile. Convenient and inexpensive, the lipid profile reveals important […]
How Healthy Is Your Heart This Valentines Day?
Calculating Cardiovascular Risk Have a Heart Your heart is beating as many as 100,000 times a day, every day. That’s 365 million beats a year. Your heart doesn’t take a vacation or a coffee break, or sleep in late. It hits those numbers consistently, in order to pump blood throughout your body. That‘s only the […]