| There could not be another word in the | | | | distress a cardiovascular disease would bring. |
| advertising lexicon which is more marketable than | | | | Undergoing cholesterol tests once every 2 years |
| 'Cholesterol'. That word has been thrown around | | | | would enable you to keep a tab on your |
| in the mass media to sell products ranging from | | | | cholesterol level and make adjustments in your |
| diet supplements to exotic herbs that claim to | | | | lifestyle and diet to rein it in before it becomes |
| make you healthier. | | | | too late. In case you are already taking medication |
| As opposed to the popular perception of | | | | to lower your cholesterol level, you should get |
| Cholesterol as being harmful to the point of being | | | | yourself tested every 3 months to stay safe. |
| labeled toxic, it is a very essential constituent of | | | | There has been considerable innovation in the field |
| our physiology. Cholesterol is primarily required to | | | | of cholesterol testing and the tests are much less |
| build and maintain the membranes of the cells. It is | | | | expensive today. If the prospect of driving to |
| also required to regulate the fluidity of the cell | | | | your doctor's to get your cholesterol tested puts |
| membrane throughout a range of temperatures. | | | | you off, there are tests available at that you |
| So, how come such a necessary ingredient gets | | | | could perform yourself from the comfort of your |
| such a bad reputation among the medicos? It is | | | | home. |
| quite justified, as you will shortly see. | | | | Very economical and easy tests are available |
| Excessive cholesterol can result in a | | | | which you could undergo to find out your |
| mélange of physical problems for the | | | | cholesterol level. These tests will inform you the |
| person in question, even cardiovascular disease. | | | | levels of good and bad cholesterol accurately. All |
| This condition of having abnormally high amounts | | | | you have to do is obtain a specimen in the |
| of Cholesterol is called Hypercholesterolemia, a | | | | comfort of your home using the kit and send it |
| decidedly convoluted name probably derived | | | | to the laboratory using the return postage |
| through an equally convoluted nomenclature | | | | included in the kit. You will receive a |
| procedure. What it means to the patient is a | | | | comprehensive result which includes the amount |
| substantially elevated risk of cardiovascular | | | | of good cholesterol, bad cholesterol and also the |
| problems and stroke. | | | | level of triglyceride in your blood. Cholesterol |
| Though it is recommended that a person undergo | | | | testing has never been easier. |
| Cholesterol tests regularly, people regularly put off | | | | The fact that cholesterol builds up in your system |
| cholesterol tests until they have a close encounter | | | | without any external symptoms accentuates the |
| with a cardiac arrest and they are put through a | | | | need for proper and regular testing to keep your |
| battery of tests by their doctors. The diagnosis | | | | cholesterol levels under control. Frequent testing |
| comes in far too late for it to be of any good. | | | | would be a great investment in prevention that |
| High cholesterol does not display any telltale signs | | | | would save you a lot of money and pain in the |
| that would lead to its diagnosis. When it does | | | | long run. So get yourself tested for cholesterol |
| manifest itself in the form of a heart attack, it is | | | | today, and let that be a good start towards a |
| usually too late. The best solution is to invest in | | | | healthy new life. |
| prevention today to protect against the immense | | | | |