Lowering Heart Health Risk By Maintaining HDL Cholesterol

raising good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterolThe general prescribed recommendation for managing cholesterol levels for optimum health are: Lower the “bad” (LDL) cholesterol, and raise the “good” (HDL) cholesterol.

Most are aware that there’s the good and the bad, the good and evil, when it comes to one’s cholesterol. If the bad levels of cholesterol, known as LDL are too high, it needs to be reduced. What doing so lowers the risk of certain major health risks, the most notable being heart attack and stroke.

It’s also pretty well known that raising the good cholesterol, which …