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5 Easy Ways Lower Cholesterol

High cholesterol is a condition that can be treated one of two ways; through lifestyle changes based on diet and exercise and in more extreme cases with prescription drugs used in conjunction with the first two. No matter the ways used to lower cholesterol not taking care of the problem creates dangers that can be life threatening. Raised cholesterol levels can lead to atherosclerosis (a hardening of the arteries), which puts you at risk for heart disease and stroke.

If you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol here are 5 ways you can lower your levels without the use of prescription drugs.

1. Eat a healthy diet – Your diet has a large impact on your cholesterol levels. A diet low in Trans fats and saturated fats is key because these two substances are the biggest contributor to high blood cholesterol levels. This change alone can have a large impact on what you levels do.

2. Start exercising – Exercise builds up your cardiovascular system which is essential to reversing the dangerous effects caused by high cholesterol.

3. Quit smoking – Smoking accelerates the rate at which dangerous plaques build up in your arteries. These plaques block the flow of blood causing your heart to work harder and raising your blood pressure. This can cause a heart attack or if a plaque breaks loose it can cause a clot and a stroke.

4. Reduce stress – Learning to relax can have a positive effect on cholesterol levels. Stress can contribute to high levels of cholesterol even when you are eating a low fat low cholesterol diet.

5. Visit with your doctor – As more is learned about cholesterol and its effects on your health doctors are becoming more in tune with the proper way to treat this dangerous problem. Most doctors will recommend changes in diet and exercise before they prescribe cholesterol lowering medications. In more extreme cases drugs will be prescribed along with lifestyle changes. In many cases once your cholesterol is under control there is a good chance that medications can be discontinued.

If you adhere to these 5 ways to lower cholesterol you will soon see an improvement in your levels along with your overall health.

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Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Extremities Sale Price: $122.00   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description California College of Pediatric Medicine. Reference for podiatry students or practitioners on the biomechanics of the legs and feet as a basic science foundation for the practice of podiatry. Includes adult and pediatric aspects, orthotics, athletic shoes, and footwear as therapeutic modality. Illustrated.

Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual; Vol. 2., The Lower Extremities List Price: $124.95 Sale Price: $111.20 You save: $13.75 (11%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description A thorough understanding of what myofascial pain actually is, and provides a unique and effective approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome for the lower body muscles.

Lower Extremity Wounds: A Problem-Based Approach Sale Price: $52.99   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Lower limb wounds are frequently observed in clinical practice and often present a real challenge for health care practitioners. Lower extremity wound care requires a multidisciplinary approach involving a number of different health care professionals in order to achieve optimum patient care. Nurses and podiatrists, in particular, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of lower extremity wounds, often working in partnership. Lower Extremity Wounds: A problem-based learning approach is the first wound care book that has been written as a joint venture by experienced nurses and podiatrists, all with expert knowledge in wound care. It highlights the importance of multi-professional collaboration to encourage the crossing and dismantling of professional boundaries, to increase understanding of each other's roles, and ultimately to ensure that the patient receives the best available evidence-based interventions during their health care journey. Taking a problem-based learning approach, each of the ten chapters highlights best practice in the management of wounds by type, discusses clinical guidelines and current evidence, and links this theory to a clinical scenario thus bridging the theory to practice gap. Numerous full-colour illustrations are used throughout the book to visually enhance the reader's learning. Aimed at both students and practitioners, this book is essential reading for anyone involved in lower extremity wound care.

Integrative Manual Therapy: For the Upper and Lower Extremities List Price: $65.00 Sale Price: $43.87 You save: $21.13 (33%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Describes treatment for the peripheral joints to improve mobility, articular balance and vertical dimension of the intra-articular space. Outlines Muscle Energy, 'Beyond" Technique, Soft Tissue and Articular Myofascial Release, Tendon Release Therapy, and Ligament Fiber Therapy. Provides a comprehensive therapy program for upper and lower extremity pain and disability. For clinicians.

Lower Extremity Soft Tissue & Cutaneous Plastic Surgery List Price: $278.00 Sale Price: $258.52 You save: $19.48 (7%)   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product Description Unlike any other podiatric text available, this new textbook focuses on the treatment of skin and soft tissue problems of the foot and ankle area using techniques borrowed from facial plastic surgery, hand reconstructive surgery and general soft tissue plastic surgery fields and modified to be used on the foot and ankle areas. This textbook provides a detailed outline and description of evaluating, examining and documenting lower extremity skin and soft tissue conditions. It addresses these problems with a variety of techniques including suturing, incisional and excisional techniques, along with the appropriate reconstructive and plastic surgical procedures for each condition. * Includes all current techniques of revisional skin surgery and basic plastic surgery * Features an abundance of illustrations and photographs. * Reviews topics such as Preoperative Patient Evaluation, Cutaneous Anatomy, and Surgical Principles of Lower Extremity Surgery to prepare readers for studying the surgical techniques outlined in the text. * Covers excisional techniques and biopsy techniques as they pertain to the foot and ankle. * Outlines and defines the use of plastic surgery techniques – V-Y and Y-V; Z-plasty and W-plasty – for conditions of the foot and ankle and lower leg. These techniques can be used in the foot and ankle region for scar contracture which is a frequent complication of lower extremity surgery. * Includes multiple examples of appropriate techniques for correction of toenail and digital deformities.