Win The Cholesterol War

Description for WIN THE CHOLESTEROL WAR: 100 REAL-LIFE SECRETS TO TRIMMING POINTS (AND POINTS) by Holly McCord, R.D.: Don't let high cholesterol fool you. Sure, it's virtually symptom-free. But it's a major contributor to heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. The good news is that high cholesterol is very treatable. What's more, you may not need medication to get your numbers down. Often, lifestyle changes alone are enough. Of course, changes aren't always easy. Just the idea of cutting back on dietary fat or working out for a half-hour every day may make you wonder if it's worth the effort. It is, without question. Just ask any of the 100 women and men whose stories appear here. Some of them had family histories of heart disease and wanted to avoid the same fate. Others stood on the brink of heart attack, or had surgery to repair the damage high cholesterol had done. Whatever their reasons, all of these women and men knew they had to g