Heart Health
Statins: Benefits and Myths — Who Needs Them and What Not to Fear
What statins actually do to your risk of heart attack and stroke, where the myths about muscle pain, diabetes and memory come from, and who really needs them.
4 min read
#cholesterol
8 articles
Nutrition
How Many Eggs a Day: Cholesterol, Benefits and Real Risks
Do eggs raise cholesterol, how many you can eat without harming your heart, what eggs are good for, and whether there are special caveats for people with diabetes.
3 min read
Nutrition
Saturated vs Unsaturated Fats: The Difference That Matters
One chemical bond separates butter from olive oil. What that difference does to your cholesterol, which foods sit on each side, and the swap that actually lowers risk.
11 min read
Heart Health
Lipoprotein(a): The Test Worth Doing Once in Your Life
What Lp(a) is, why it is 90% genetic, who should measure it and when, what to do about a high result, and why statins barely touch it.
5 min read
Nutrition
Trans Fat vs Saturated Fat: What's the Difference?
Both are 'bad fats', but they are not in the same category. Trans fat moves LDL and HDL in opposite directions and has no safe level; saturated fat depends entirely on what replaces it.
7 min read
Heart Health
Triglycerides: Normal Range and How to Lower Them
What triglycerides measure, which values count as normal or high, why levels above 500 mg/dL are urgent, and which diet and lifestyle changes actually move the number.
5 min read
Heart Health
Cholesterol Explained: LDL, HDL and Triglycerides
Read your lipid panel without panic: what LDL, HDL and triglycerides mean, which LDL targets apply to your risk, and how to lower it with food and statins.
9 min read
Nutrition
Dietary Fats: Saturated, Unsaturated and Trans Explained
What fats actually do in the body, how saturated, mono- and polyunsaturated fats differ, why trans fats have no safe level, and how much fat you need per day.
14 min read