101 ways to lower your cholesterol : easy tips that allow you to take control, reduce risk, and live longer / Shirley S. Archer with David Edelberg.

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Introduction: Big picture of cholesterol health -- What Is Cholesterol?: -- Basic breakdown -- Cholesterol and heart disease -- Risk factors -- Cholesterol Testing: -- Know your numbers -- Decoding test results -- Diagnostic tests and other markers of heart disease -- Creating A Healthy Lifestyle: -- Where to start -- Changing your diet -- Strategies for healthy eating -- Heart-Healthy Recipes -- Soup, appetizer, and side dish recipes -- Meat and poultry main dish recipes -- Fish, pasta, and bean main dish recipes -- Bread, dessert, and dressing recipes -- Weight Management And Exercise -- Manage your weight the health way -- Get active -- Other Ways To Manage Cholesterol -- Stress management -- Live smoke-free -- Drug therapy -- Special Cases -- Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome -- Special groups and high cholesterol -- Index.

Overview: Today, more than ever, people are thinking about their cholesterol levels. But the resources they've had to help them be healthy were intimidating and expensive-until now. This guide is the non-intimidating, easy-to-follow, one-stop resource for managing and maintaining healthy HDL, or \good\" cholesterol levels. From recognizing the risks of high cholesterol and artery blockage to creating a sound diet and exercise plan, this is a comprehensive yet uncomplicated guide. In bite-sized tips, it provides the keys to lowering the risk of heart disease-the leading killer of men and women in the United States. Helping you take the steps you need to live a healthier lifestyle, this tip-based book is the ultimate collection of life-saving suggestions for anyone affected by bad cholesterol.