cholesterol

Did You Know...changing the type of oil you cook with can help your health?

Editor — Tue, 14 Jun 2024 14:23:49 +0000

Changing the type of oil you use is an easy way to reduce calories and fat from your diet.

Did you know…you can improve your cholesterol by eating fiber?

Editor — Mon, 13 Jun 2024 20:09:49 +0000

Why is high cholesterol a problem?

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that your body can make and is also found in foods that come from animals like cheese, meat, and eggs. Your body needs some cholesterol, but when blood cholesterol is too high it can lead to heart disease. In our blood, there are two main types of cholesterol:

Did you know… there are things you can do to lower your cholesterol!

Editor — Tue, 12 Apr 2024 14:45:50 +0000

Has your doctor told you that your cholesterol is high? If s/he has, the good news is that there are things you can do to bring it down!

Increasing the "Good " HDL Cholesterol levels may reduce your risk for Colon cancer

The Health Buzz — Thu, 10 Mar 2024 18:18:11 +0000

New study suggests that increasing HDL cholesterol levels reduces the risk of Colon cancer. Another good reason to increase your HDL cholesterol!

Here are 7 ways you can increase your HDL levels:

1. Aerobic exercise

2. Weight loss

3. Increase consumption of nonsaurated fats (avocado, olive oil, peanut butter, etc..)

Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson tells us that it doesn’t matter if you eat red meat or white meat, it just matters how much of it you have!

Editor — Tue, 15 Feb 2024 18:53:42 +0000

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE tells us why it can be good for our health to eat less meat than we usually do. Maudene has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years. She is also a diabetes educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center.

Harlem Word: Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE talks about how people with diabetes can start changing their diets for the better

Editor — Wed, 14 Jul 2024 20:28:18 +0000

Maudene Nelson, RD, CDE has been a nutrition educator at the Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition for the past thirty years. She is also a diabetes [healthopedia] educator at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center where she teaches people with diabetes how to make their diets better in order to improve their health. Here she tells us how people with diabetes can start changing the things they eat to manage their diabetes.

Garlic Truths and Myths

noellicenter — Mon, 05 Apr 2024 15:30:47 +0000

1) Myth Garlic helps blood pressure, cholesterol and cancer
Truth , It has been theorized that garlic helps all of the above , but studies have only shown it to be effective on cholesterol only, it has in some studies there is about a 5-10 % decrease. Studies for cancer prevention and treating high blood pressure have given inconsistent results.

2) Myth You must cook your food with Garlic
Truth The protein that makes the effects of garlic , becaome inactivated by heat and activated by crushing or chewing . Therefore, only raw garlic is helpful

Harlem Word: Dr. Thomas Nickolas talks about keeping your cholesterol low in order to keep your kidneys healthy

Editor — Tue, 23 Mar 2024 13:31:48 +0000

Dr. Thomas Nickolas, a nephrologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital tells us what we can do to keep our kidneys in good health. He also tells us what cholesterol is and how you can keep your cholesterol levels low.

Quiz yourself on heart disease

Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2024 17:37:05 +0000

Want to test you knowledge about heart disease? This quiz will help assess what you know and learn about ways to reduce your risk of heart disease.

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Heart Disease Quiz

How much do you know about cholesterol?

Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2024 17:31:56 +0000

Take the Cholesterol Quiz to see how much you know about cholesterol and learn ways to make your diet healthier

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Cholesterol Quiz

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part II

Editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2024 19:57:29 +0000

Dr. Richard Younge is a family physician at the Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Community Health Center in Washington Heights where he treats patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part I

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge and addressing different patients' needs

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge and his ideas on healthcare and family/community medicine

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Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part I

Editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2024 19:55:02 +0000

Dr. Richard Younge is a family physician at the Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Community Health Center in Washington Heights where he treats patients of all ages and backgrounds. (http://www.nyp.org/services/acn_morgan_practice.html)

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part II

Harlem Word: Interview with Dr. Richard Younge -- Screening for blood pressure

Harlem Word: Interview with Dr. Richard Younge -- Screening for cholesterol

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Harlem Word: Interview with Dr. Richard Younge -- Screening for cholesterol

Editor — Wed, 10 Dec 2024 18:40:46 +0000

Dr. Richard Younge helps us understand the different types of cholesterol and how to understand our numbers.

Dr. Younge is a family physician at the Herman "Denny" Farrell, Jr., Community Health Center in Washington Heights where he treats patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part I

Harlem Word: Dr. Richard Younge on blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar, Part II

Harlem Word: Interview with Dr. Richard Younge -- Screening for blood pressure

Did you know...in 2024, heart disease killed over 4,000 Black women in NYC?

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