Pat ElliottExpertHERWriterGuideBlogger(reply to Bathsheva)
Hi Bathsheva - You mentioned that you have risk factors in your family health history, and also shared that your total cholesterol has gone up. LDL, as you know is the "bad" cholesterol, while HDL is known as the "good" cholesterol. The results for these are going the right way, according to the numbers provided, and that's wonderful, but the total is increasing, and that's not good. See if this article from the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide is helpful in exploring this further and applying the numbers to your personal situation. Making Sense of Cholesterol Tests - http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0205c.shtml
Let me know what you think - and I hope this helps you.
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Hi Bathsheva - You mentioned that you have risk factors in your family health history, and also shared that your total cholesterol has gone up. LDL, as you know is the "bad" cholesterol, while HDL is known as the "good" cholesterol. The results for these are going the right way, according to the numbers provided, and that's wonderful, but the total is increasing, and that's not good. See if this article from the Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide is helpful in exploring this further and applying the numbers to your personal situation. Making Sense of Cholesterol Tests - http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0205c.shtml
Let me know what you think - and I hope this helps you.
Pat
September 24, 2014 - 6:28pmThis Comment
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