Cholesterol Resources

I hope you find these cholesterol resources useful in your quest to understand and manage your cholesterol.

• Organizations

• Books

• Publications

• Tools

• Recipe Websites

• Health Directories

• Useful Websites

Organizations

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

• American Obesity Association

• American Stroke Foundation

• National Cholesterol Education Program

• Nicotine Anonymous

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Books

• Understanding Cholesterol

• Nutrition

• Cookbooks

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Publications

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans - 2005

• The Good Food List - comprehensive, colorful, and concise 1-page guide to healthy foods produced by the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2005 Update

• Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC - The TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) program is a commonly prescribed treatment regime recommended by many doctors. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has prepared this guide to help you lower your cholesterol using the TLC program.

• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label - FDA - 2004

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Tools

• 10 Year Cardiovascular Risk Calculator

• BMI Calculator

• Health and Life Expectancy Calculator

• Mercury in Seafood Calculator

• Pharmacy Checker - Find the best drug prices from the U.S., Canadian, and International pharmacies - with ratings to help you avoid problems.

• Symptom Checker - Mayo Clinic's Symptom Checker lets you click on your symptoms and then the tool indicates the most common causes of your symptoms along with associated treatment options.

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Recipe Websites

• AllRecipes.com - very comprehensive site that features - nutrition info, 5-star ratings, scaling of recipes, US/Metric conversions, and much more!

• Find-a-Seafood-Recipe.com - a seafood recipe for every occasion - snacks, family meals, dinner parties, lunches, barbecues and picnics.

• LowFatLifestyle.com - excellent site caters to the health conscious. All recipes contain nutrition information.

• LowSodiumCooking.com - all recipes are low sodium and display nutrition facts.

• RecipeZaar.com - extensive collection of recipes that feature nutrition facts & 5-star ratings.

• SalmonRecipes.net - over 700 salmon recipes. A great site to help you incorporate more of the heart healthy salmon into your diet.

• Wild Salmon Recipes by SalmonGram.com - a nice selection of wild salmon recipes.

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Health Directories & Websites

• BHealthyAlways.com - We all have the right and responsibility to constantly protect our immune system in order to be healthy always by using natural foods, antioxidants and a healthy diet, daily.

• Conditions and Diseases resources - directory of Conditions and Diseases related websites.

• Arthritis-Treatment-and-Relief.com - provides helpful information written by a board certified doctor specializing in arthritis. Learn about arthritis treatments and arthritis medicines, how to get arthritis relief and what to do about joint pain, osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and more.

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Useful Websites

• Natural Health Care - One-stop source for natural health care; offering articles, exercises, services, articles and products to help you optimize your health - body, mind and spirit - naturally.

• NeedyMeds.com - NeedyMeds is the best resource available for people who need help with the cost of medicine and other healthcare expenses.

• The World's Healthiest Foods

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This page was last updated on 12/16/06.