Know Your Cholesterol Number

We hear about cholesterol and how it can affect our health if our numbers are high.

With all the television commercials and newspaper articles on the topic, it can be confusing to decipher exactly what we should know.

Each month, Dr. Jeffrey Kennis of Waterfront Chiropractic Health provides North End Patch with a newsletter that explains various health-related topics.

This week, we were sent to another doctor’s website for a lesson about the “strange substance that can have a profound effect on your health.”

Some of the most important things to know are your cholesterol score; what you’re eating; your family history of high cholesterol, high blood pressure or heart disease; talk to your doctor; and exercise daily even if it’s just for 30 minutes.

If you are worried about your health or think you may be at risk for high cholesterol, talk to your doctor who can take blood tests and discuss various treatment plans.