by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 27, 2023 | Volume 8, Issue 2
Cholesterol is a type of fat found in the blood. It’s not all bad. In fact, your body needs some kinds of cholesterol. The problem, though, with having high levels of cholesterol in the blood is the potential increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Understanding...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Sep 6, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 8
We hear a lot about lowering our cholesterol, but did you know that your body actually needs some type of cholesterol? Maybe you’ve heard of the good cholesterol vs. the bad cholesterol? Here’s the scoop: Cholesterol is used to “make hormones, vitamin D, and...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 22, 2017 | 2017 February
Did you know that your body actually needs cholesterol? Cholesterol is used to “make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.” (1) The body is amazing. It makes all the cholesterol you actually need. But some of the foods we eat also contain...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 16, 2016 | 2016 February
If you have high cholesterol, you’re not alone. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 73 million adults in the United States have high cholesterol. That’s almost a third of adults in this country. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a...
