Fix leaking roofs to repainting peeling walls , many people take home improvement work to enhance their own homes. But when it comes to improving your health , many Americans simply are not tackling the task.
Almost 38 million Americans have high levels of LDL ( "bad cholesterol" ) - A major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke, but a new national survey shows that many people do not have the right "know -how " to better manage your cholesterol levels and reduce LDL .
To raise awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol and the importance of putting a number of specific target objectives , WomenHeart : the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the Association of Black Cardiologists Inc. joined forces with AstraZeneca to launch the standard META a new national campaign to educate consumers .
Paul DiMeo , designer and carpenter from the hit ABC series "Extreme Makeover : Home Edition" has rejoined AIM kind team to help train and motivate people - including those who are already treated with statins for cholesterol - that " heart in hand " and work with their health care providers to identify a target cholesterol , and make a plan to successfully achieve and maintain this goal.
" A program to lower cholesterol is a bit of a makeover project at home , you should determine a target, develop plans to achieve this goal and work according to plan , track your progress along the way "he says. DiMeo , who launched his own health metamorphosis after being diagnosed with high cholesterol, " My doctor and I made sure I had all the tools I need to reach my target goal - . , And have now made a lifelong commitment to maintain "
In treating patients with high cholesterol , doctors often consult the guidelines LDL point number identified by the National Program Cholesterol Education . However, a new study shows that the majority ( 60 percent) of American adults who are treated with statin drugs for lowering cholesterol do not know their cholesterol goal . Furthermore, 69 percent of these statin users discussing cholesterol goals with your provider health care and do not know their cholesterol goal are not in communication with your doctor about ways to reduce their rates of cholesterol and 31 percent do not speak with your doctor about ways to keep your cholesterol goal .
Two in five adults ( 40 percent) - and nearly two in five patients using statins ( 38 percent) - say they want their health professionals spend more time talking with them cholesterol.
"The study suggests that patients who are confused about the best way to handle this potentially fatal disease, and the need to talk openly with your doctor about treatment options and the proposed goals ," says Dr. Bairey Christmas Merz, cardiologist at Cedars - . Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and member of WomenHeart Scientific Advisory Council "It is essential that all patients with high cholesterol, including those using statin drugs also remain focused individualized plans healthy to lower your LDL and achieve its objective life. "
Almost 38 million Americans have high levels of LDL ( "bad cholesterol" ) - A major risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke, but a new national survey shows that many people do not have the right "know -how " to better manage your cholesterol levels and reduce LDL .
To raise awareness of the dangers of high cholesterol and the importance of putting a number of specific target objectives , WomenHeart : the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and the Association of Black Cardiologists Inc. joined forces with AstraZeneca to launch the standard META a new national campaign to educate consumers .
Paul DiMeo , designer and carpenter from the hit ABC series "Extreme Makeover : Home Edition" has rejoined AIM kind team to help train and motivate people - including those who are already treated with statins for cholesterol - that " heart in hand " and work with their health care providers to identify a target cholesterol , and make a plan to successfully achieve and maintain this goal.
" A program to lower cholesterol is a bit of a makeover project at home , you should determine a target, develop plans to achieve this goal and work according to plan , track your progress along the way "he says. DiMeo , who launched his own health metamorphosis after being diagnosed with high cholesterol, " My doctor and I made sure I had all the tools I need to reach my target goal - . , And have now made a lifelong commitment to maintain "
In treating patients with high cholesterol , doctors often consult the guidelines LDL point number identified by the National Program Cholesterol Education . However, a new study shows that the majority ( 60 percent) of American adults who are treated with statin drugs for lowering cholesterol do not know their cholesterol goal . Furthermore, 69 percent of these statin users discussing cholesterol goals with your provider health care and do not know their cholesterol goal are not in communication with your doctor about ways to reduce their rates of cholesterol and 31 percent do not speak with your doctor about ways to keep your cholesterol goal .
Two in five adults ( 40 percent) - and nearly two in five patients using statins ( 38 percent) - say they want their health professionals spend more time talking with them cholesterol.
"The study suggests that patients who are confused about the best way to handle this potentially fatal disease, and the need to talk openly with your doctor about treatment options and the proposed goals ," says Dr. Bairey Christmas Merz, cardiologist at Cedars - . Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and member of WomenHeart Scientific Advisory Council "It is essential that all patients with high cholesterol, including those using statin drugs also remain focused individualized plans healthy to lower your LDL and achieve its objective life. "
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