Ladies Get up and Get Moving to Lower the Risk for Heart Disease

By Chelsey | February 20, 2019 |

February is National Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease, which is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about 610,000 people die of heart disease every year in the United States. The CDC estimates that about 200,000 of these…

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Higher Levels of LDL and Total Cholesterol may Lower Risk for Parkinson’s Disease

By Chelsey | September 17, 2018 |

It is a well-known fact that high blood levels of cholesterol are associated with an increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) which leads to heart attacks and strokes. However, the role of cholesterol in the development of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease has not been fully established. A recent Israeli population-based cohort study published…

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