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Improving Your Cholesterol
High levels of LDL (the so-called "bad" cholesterol) or triglycerides puts you at higher risk of heart attack and stroke. While there's no surefire way to lower bad cholesterol and triglycerides, the American Diabetes Association mentions these practices that can help lower your numbers:
- Quit smoking.
- Shed excess pounds.
- Exercise most days of the week.
- Stick to a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
- Make sure your diet includes healthy monounsaturated fats, such as avocado oil, olive oil or canola oil.
- Take cholesterol-lowering medication if your doctor prescribes it.
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Set an Exercise Schedule
Adhering to an exercise routine can be a challenge, but creating a schedule can help you stay on track. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests how to create a workout schedule:
- Create a weekly schedule that includes time off.
- Start out by scheduling moderate-intensity exercise of about 30 minutes per session, including a variety of activities from walking to gardening.
- Consider scheduling shorter intervals at first, such as by allocating two 15-minute workouts per day instead of one 30-minute block.
- Avoid skipping a workout in the beginning if you feel sore, unless you feel severe pain or notice any swelling.
- Schedule workouts in the time of day that's most comfortable. Avoid exercising just after a meal or outdoors when it's too hot or too cold.
- Wear comfortable, supportive shoes that fit well.
Children overdosing from medicines at home, Each year, one of every 150 two-year-olds visits an emergency department for an unintentional medication overdose, most often after finding and eating or drinking medicines without adult supervision. To inform parents and caregivers about safe storage and what to do in case of an emergency, CDC and a coalition of partners are launching an educational program, Up and Away and Out of Sight, encouraging parents to follow a few simple steps to protect children. “Parents may not be aware of the danger posed by leaving medications where young children can reach them. In recent years, the number of accidental overdoses in young children has increased by 20 percent,” said Dan Budnitz, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC’s Medication Safety Program. “A few simple steps – done every time – can protect our children.”
Better C, better risk, A healthful level of vitamin C might help heart failure patients reduce their risk of emergency room visits, and even death. Researcher Eun Kyung Song of the University of Ulsan in South Korea saw this in data on 212 patients who were followed for a year. Song says patients with enough vitamin C in food did better. “They’re eating our recommended five servings of fruit and vegetable. Fruit and vegetable is the best source of vitamin C.” (8 seconds). Patients with low vitamin C had higher high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker for inflammation and worsening heart failure. The study presented at an American Heart Association meeting was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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