Monthly Archives: March 2010

Safer Methods: Using Organic Pest Control for Roaches and Mites

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Tommy

It¿s safe to say that most of us would like to believe we¿re living in our homes alone and without the specter of
critters like cockroaches or dust mites. Unfortunately, that is almost never the case. Even so, no one wants to
be putting toxic chemicals all over the house or in places where children can get to them. This gives the idea of
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Why Cholesterol Medications?

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Tommy

What are your options when diet, exercise and lifestyle changes are not enough to bring your cholesterol to healthy levels? Doctors will tell you that cholesterol medications step in when you need more help in lowering LDL (bad cholesterol) and raising your HDL (good cholesterol). Medication can decrease the low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and thus decrease your risk for heart disease and medication can decrease your triglycerides, so that you risk for heart disease decreases, and medication can also increase the HDL, which protects your heart from disease. The choice of treatment may be a single drug or it may be a combination of drugs that will work together to have the desired effect. Drugs of choice for cholesterol are statins, bile acid binding resins, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, and a combination of cholesterol absorption inhibitor and statin. There are also fibrates and niacin.
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