There are now injections to help lower bad cholesterol and even lowered the risk of heart problems and cardiac death rates. However, the injections must be taken once or twice per month costing about $7k-$10k per year. Studies will take about two more years and the FDA may approve the injections this summer.
Cholesterol is a fatty substance called a lipid. It helps our body function normally. A good cholesterol is when the HDL is 40-45. Cholesterol is mainly produced in the liver but can be found in foods. Avocados help with lowering cholesterol as well spicy foods such as jalapenos and chili peppers.
Cullen Timmons, UVA medical student, was having chest pains and one day he put the stethoscope to his own heart and realized something was wrong. He had an aneurysm and had open heart surgery a week later. Cullen says if he hadn’t been in medical school, his condition probably would have been left un-diagnosed.
