Heart Disease

Like most of us, you have probably never given a thought to cholesterol or how it might affect your heart or your arteries. Until now. Your doctor has told you that your cholesterol is too high and that you need to begin medication along with the diet and exercise already prescribed.

High cholesterol is one of the most common medical conditions, affecting people from every walk of life. Yet because you cannot feel cholesterol or the effects it can have on your arteries and your heart, you may not fully understand your doctor's concern and what you should do.

Luckily, long-term treatments are available for your problem, including modern medicines like the one your doctor has prescribed for you. But before you can be comfortable with medicines, you probably need to know more about them — what they do and how they work.

This information will help. You will get the facts you need to know to understand cholesterol and the way it affects your body, and how others have come to terms with their high cholesterol and its treatment.

Good health!